Rok Hrzic, MD MSc PhD (R.)

Hrzic, R., & Grigoriev, P. (2026). Regional mortality disparities in Central and Eastern Europe 2000-22. Journal of Public Health, 48(1), 228-238. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf135

Hrzic, R., Wyper, G. M. A., Mechili, E. A., Unim, B., Freitas, A., Santric Milicevic, M., Caballero, I., & Santos, J. V. (2026). Mapping morbidity data and identifying data gaps for EU countries in the Global Burden of Disease 2023 study. Journal of Public Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdag014

Gershuni, O., Paric, M., Aleksandrova, O., Hrzic, R., Clemens, T., Burazeri, G., Piven, N., Commers, M., & Czabanowska, K. (2025). Advancing public health workforce's professional development: implications for Ukraine. European Journal of Public Health, 35(6), 1150-1155. Article ckaf143. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaf143

Stroisch, S., Grigoriev, P., Muehlichen, M., Hrzic, R., & Vogt, T. (2025). Getting closer to each other? Convergence and divergence patterns of life expectancy in 277 border regions of Western Europe 1995-2019. European Journal of Epidemiology, 40(9), 1031-1043. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-025-01279-w

Douglas, M. J., Gale, A., Hrzic, R., Clemens, T., & Davis, A. L. (2025). Strategic partnership for Health in All Policies and sustainable transport in Scotland: a case study evaluation. Public Health in Practice, 9, Article 100624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100624

Hrzic, R., Buttigieg, S., Wong, B. L. H., Silva, A. M., Conyard, K. F., Codd, M., Kostkova, P., Schutte, N. M., & van Kessel, R. (2025). Reflecting Digital Transformations in Public Health Curricula. Public Health Reviews, 46, Article 1608237. https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2025.1608237

Hrzic, R., Vogt, T., Pearcy, P., Kyriopoulos, I., & Mossialos, E. (2025). Avoidable mortality does not allow valid conclusions on population health and health system quality in Western Europe—authors’ reply. The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, 50, Article 101213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101213

Ahmed, S. A., & Hrzic, R. (2025). Blockchain and homomorphic encryption for genomic and health data sharing: An ethical perspective. Ethics Medicine and Public Health, 33, Article 101127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemep.2025.101127

Hrzic, R., & Vogt, T. (2024). The contribution of avoidable mortality to life expectancy differences and lifespan disparities in the European Union: a population-based study. The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, 46, Article 101042. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101042

Wilhelm, M., Gatt, M., Hrzic, R., Calleja, N., & Zeeb, H. (2024). Evaluating neonatal mortality in Malta compared with other EU countries: Exploring the influence of congenital anomalies and maternal risk factors. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 38(8), 703-713. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.13106