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W.R. Burnett

Also known as William Riley Burnett

novelist, screenwriter (1899-1982)

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Born: November 25, 1899
Died: April 25, 1982
Works: 53

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Little men, big world
High Sierra (1941)
Underdog
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The asphalt jungle

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Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1948-09-20

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5 total works indexed

A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,222x

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Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

· 2020 · cited 7,708x

Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015

· 2017 · cited 5,455x

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

· 2015 · cited 4,959x

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

· 2018 · cited 3,852x

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date of birth: 1899-11-25
date of death: 1982-04-25

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