Published in BMJ on June 16, 2008
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Prenatal micronutrient supplementation and intellectual and motor function in early school-aged children in Nepal. JAMA (2010) 1.61
Risk factors for umbilical cord infection among newborns of southern Nepal. Am J Epidemiol (2006) 1.60
Unexpectedly low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among pregnant women on Pemba Island, Zanzibar. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2007) 1.60
Risk factors for hyperopia and myopia in preschool children the multi-ethnic pediatric eye disease and Baltimore pediatric eye disease studies. Ophthalmology (2011) 1.56
Iron supplementation in early childhood: health benefits and risks. Am J Clin Nutr (2006) 1.54
Traditional massage of newborns in Nepal: implications for trials of improved practice. J Trop Pediatr (2005) 1.53
A self-administered health questionnaire for the preoperative risk stratification of patients undergoing cataract surgery. Am J Ophthalmol (2003) 1.53
Estimating the rate of progressive visual field damage in those with open-angle glaucoma, from cross-sectional data. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2008) 1.47
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The ocular hypertension treatment study: intraocular pressure lowering prevents the development of glaucoma, but does that mean we should treat before the onset of disease? Arch Ophthalmol (2004) 1.32
Verbal autopsy methods to ascertain birth asphyxia deaths in a community-based setting in southern Nepal. Pediatrics (2008) 1.32
Growth indices, anemia, and diet independently predict motor milestone acquisition of infants in south central Nepal. J Nutr (2005) 1.30
Preschool micronutrient supplementation effects on intellectual and motor function in school-aged Nepalese children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2012) 1.29
Ocular trauma in a rural south Indian population: the Aravind Comprehensive Eye Survey. Ophthalmology (2004) 1.29
Lack of concordance between fixation preference and HOTV optotype visual acuity in preschool children: the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study. Ophthalmology (2008) 1.27
Impact of umbilical cord cleansing with 4.0% chlorhexidine on time to cord separation among newborns in southern Nepal: a cluster-randomized, community-based trial. Pediatrics (2006) 1.21
Is the exclusion of children under 24 months from anthelmintic treatment justifiable? Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2002) 1.18
Association between anaemia during pregnancy and blood loss at and after delivery among women with vaginal births in Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. J Health Popul Nutr (2008) 1.18
Lens opacities in a rural population of southern India: the Aravind Comprehensive Eye Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2003) 1.18
Risk factors for neonatal mortality due to birth asphyxia in southern Nepal: a prospective, community-based cohort study. Pediatrics (2008) 1.18
Potential role of traditional birth attendants in neonatal healthcare in rural southern Nepal. J Health Popul Nutr (2009) 1.17
Risk of mortality subsequent to umbilical cord infection among newborns of southern Nepal: cord infection and mortality. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2009) 1.17
Factors influencing career choices among graduating ophthalmology residents. Ophthalmology (2005) 1.17
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Association of pica with anemia and gastrointestinal distress among pregnant women in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2010) 1.15
Combined iron and folic acid supplementation with or without zinc reduces time to walking unassisted among Zanzibari infants 5- to 11-mo old. J Nutr (2006) 1.12
Pseudoexfoliation in a rural population of southern India: the Aravind Comprehensive Eye Survey. Am J Ophthalmol (2003) 1.12
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Cataract surgery among Medicare beneficiaries. Ophthalmic Epidemiol (2012) 1.11
Adjusting for the acute phase response is essential to interpret iron status indicators among young Zanzibari children prone to chronic malaria and helminth infections. J Nutr (2009) 1.11
The Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) Trial: Rationale, Design, and Methods. Clin Infect Dis (2015) 1.10
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Development of nutritionally at-risk young children is predicted by malaria, anemia, and stunting in Pemba, Zanzibar. J Nutr (2009) 1.09
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Young Zanzibari children with iron deficiency, iron deficiency anemia, stunting, or malaria have lower motor activity scores and spend less time in locomotion. J Nutr (2007) 1.03
Early helminth infections are inversely related to anemia, malnutrition, and malaria and are not associated with inflammation in 6- to 23-month-old Zanzibari children. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2009) 1.02
The incidence of microbial keratitis among wearers of a 30-day silicone hydrogel extended-wear contact lens. Ophthalmology (2005) 1.00
Low-dose daily iron supplementation for 12 months does not increase the prevalence of malarial infection or density of parasites in young Zanzibari children. J Nutr (2004) 1.00
Diarrhea as a risk factor for acute lower respiratory tract infections among young children in low income settings. J Glob Health (2013) 0.99
Incidence and seasonality of hypothermia among newborns in southern Nepal. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2010) 0.97
Geophagia is not associated with Trichuris or hookworm transmission in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2007) 0.97
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A randomized controlled trial of the impact of chlorhexidine skin cleansing on bacterial colonization of hospital-born infants in Nepal. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2008) 0.96
Performance of the Haemoglobin Colour Scale in diagnosing severe and very severe anaemia. Trop Med Int Health (2003) 0.96
Safety of neonatal skin cleansing in rural Nepal. Indian Pediatr (2006) 0.95
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Developing a reference of normal lung sounds in healthy Peruvian children. Lung (2014) 0.86
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