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Rafael Pérez-Escamilla
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Damio, Grace
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Chapman, Donna
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Himmelgreen, David
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Peng, Yu-Kuei
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Segura-Millán, Sofia
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Segura-Pérez, Sofia
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Haldeman, Lauren
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Chapman, Donna
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Anderson, Alex
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Dewey, Kathryn
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Ferris, Ann
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González, Anir
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Young, Sara
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Segall-Corrêa, Ana Maria
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Pollitt, Ernesto
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2009: Dharod Jigna Morarji; Paciello Stefania; Bermúdez-Millán Angela; Venkitanarayanan Kumar; Damio Grace; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Bacterial contamination of hands increases risk of cross-contamination among low-income Puerto Rican meal preparers.
Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2009;41(6):389-97.
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2009: Pérez-Escamilla Rafael; Dessalines Michael; Finnigan Mousson; Pachón Helena; Hromi-Fiedler Amber; Gupta Nishang
Household food insecurity is associated with childhood malaria in rural Haiti.
The Journal of nutrition 2009;139(11):2132-8.
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2009: Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Dietary quality among Latinos: is acculturation making us sick?
Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2009;109(6):988-91.
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2009: Chapman Donna J; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
US national breastfeeding monitoring and surveillance: current status and recommendations.
Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2009;25(2):139-50.
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2009: Otoo Gloria E; Lartey Anna A; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Perceived incentives and barriers to exclusive breastfeeding among periurban Ghanaian women.
Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2009;25(1):34-41.
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2008: Chapman Donna J; Merewood Anne; Armah Robert Ackatia; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Breastfeeding status on US birth certificates: where do we go from here?
Pediatrics 2008;122(6):e1159-63.
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2008: Panigassi Giseli; Segall-Corrêa Ana Maria; Marin-León Letícia; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael; Sampaio Maria de Fátima Archanjo; Maranha Lucia Kurdian
[Food insecurity as an indicator of inequity: analysis of a population survey]
Cadernos de saúde pública / Ministério da Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública 2008;24(10):2376-84.
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2008: Hackett Michelle; Melgar-Quiñonez Hugo; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael; Segall-Corrêa Ana Maria
Gender of respondent does not affect the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Household Food Security Scale.
International journal of epidemiology 2008;37(4):766-74.
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2008: Pérez-Escamilla Rafael; Hromi-Fiedler Amber; Vega-López Sonia; Bermúdez-Millán Angela; Segura-Pérez Sofia
Impact of peer nutrition education on dietary behaviors and health outcomes among Latinos: a systematic literature review.
Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2008;40(4):208-25.
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2008: Fitzgerald Nurgül; Damio Grace; Segura-Pérez Sofia; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Nutrition knowledge, food label use, and food intake patterns among Latinas with and without type 2 diabetes.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2008;108(6):960-7.
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2007: Dharod Jigna Morarji; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael; Paciello Stefania; Bermúdez-Millán Angela; Venkitanarayanan Kumar; Damio Grace
Comparison between self-reported and observed food handling behaviors among Latinas.
Journal of food protection 2007;70(8):1927-32.
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2007: Pérez-Escamilla Rafael; Putnik Predrag
The role of acculturation in nutrition, lifestyle, and incidence of type 2 diabetes among Latinos.
The Journal of nutrition 2007;137(4):860-70.
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2007: Anderson Alex K; Damio Grace; Chapman Donna J; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Differential response to an exclusive breastfeeding peer counseling intervention: the role of ethnicity.
Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2007;23(1):16-23.
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2007: Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Evidence based breast-feeding promotion: the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative.
The Journal of nutrition 2007;137(2):484-7.
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2007: Pérez-Escamilla Rafael; King Janet
Evidence-based public nutrition: an evolving concept.
The Journal of nutrition 2007;137(2):478-9.
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2006: Fitzgerald Nurgül; Himmelgreen David; Damio Grace; Segura-Pérez Sofia; Peng Yu-Kuei; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Acculturation, socioeconomic status, obesity and lifestyle factors among low-income Puerto Rican women in Connecticut, U.S., 1998-1999.
Revista panamericana de salud pública = Pan American journal of public health 2006;19(5):306-13.
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2006: Hromi-Fiedler Amber J; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Unintended pregnancies are associated with less likelihood of prolonged breast-feeding: an analysis of 18 Demographic and Health Surveys.
Public health nutrition 2006;9(3):306-12.
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2005: Marín-León Leticia; Segal-Corrêa Ana Maria; Panigassi Giseli; Maranha Lucia K; Sampaio Maria de Fátima A; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
[Food insecurity perception in families with elderly in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil]
Cadernos de saúde pública / Ministério da Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública 2005;21(5):1433-40.
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2005: Anderson Alex K; Damio Grace; Young Sara; Chapman Donna J; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
A randomized trial assessing the efficacy of peer counseling on exclusive breastfeeding in a predominantly Latina low-income community.
Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2005;159(9):836-41.
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2005: Aidam Bridget A; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael; Lartey Anna
Lactation counseling increases exclusive breast-feeding rates in Ghana.
The Journal of nutrition 2005;135(7):1691-5.
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2005: Audi Celene Aparecida Ferrari; Corrêa A M S; Latorre M R D O; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Factors associated with infant feeding practices after hospital discharge.
Revista de saúde pública 2005;39(3):406-12.
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2005: Aidam B A; Pérez-Escamilla R; Lartey A; Aidam J
Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in Accra, Ghana.
European journal of clinical nutrition 2005;59(6):789-96.
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2004: Chapman Donna J; Damio Grace; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Differential response to breastfeeding peer counseling within a low-income, predominantly Latina population.
Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2004;20(4):389-96.
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2004: Chapman Donna J; Damio Grace; Young Sara; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Effectiveness of breastfeeding peer counseling in a low-income, predominantly Latina population: a randomized controlled trial.
Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2004;158(9):897-902.
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2004: Himmelgreen David A; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael; Martinez Dinorah; Bretnall Ann; Eells Brian; Peng Yukuei; Bermúdez Angela
The longer you stay, the bigger you get: length of time and language use in the U.S. are associated with obesity in Puerto Rican women.
American journal of physical anthropology 2004;125(1):90-6.
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2004: Pérez-Escamilla Rafael; Segall-Corrêa Ana Maria; Kurdian Maranha Lucia; Sampaio Md Maria de Fátima Archanjo; Marín-León Leticia; Panigassi Giseli
An adapted version of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Insecurity module is a valid tool for assessing household food insecurity in Campinas, Brazil.
The Journal of nutrition 2004;134(8):1923-8.
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2004: Bermúdez-Millán Angela; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael; Damio Grace; González Anir; Segura-Pérez Sofia
Food safety knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among Puerto Rican caretakers living in Hartford, Connecticut.
Journal of food protection 2004;67(3):512-6.
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2004: Anderson Alex K; Damio Grace; Himmelgreen David A; Peng Yu-Kuei; Segura-Pérez Sofia; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Social capital, acculturation, and breastfeeding initiation among Puerto Rican women in the United States.
Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2004;20(1):39-45.
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2004: Chapman Donna; Damio Grace; Young Sara; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Association of degree and timing of exposure to breastfeeding peer counseling services with breastfeeding duration.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology 2004;554():303-6.
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2004: Anderson Alex K; Himmelgreen David A; Peng Yu-Kuei; Segura-Pérez Sofia; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Social capital and breastfeeding initiation among Puerto Rican women.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology 2004;554():283-6.
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2004: Pérez-Escamilla Rafael; Guerrero M Lourdes
Epidemiology of breastfeeding: advances and multidisciplinary applications.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology 2004;554():45-59.
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2003: Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Breastfeeding and the nutritional transition in the Latin American and Caribbean Region: a success story?
Cadernos de saúde pública / Ministério da Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública 2003;19 Suppl 1():S119-27.
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2002: Grajeda Rubén; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Stress during labor and delivery is associated with delayed onset of lactation among urban Guatemalan women.
The Journal of nutrition 2002;132(10):3055-60.
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2002: Boulanger Paula McKernan; Pérez-Escamilla Rafael; Himmelgreen David; Segura-Millán Sofia; Haldeman Lauren
Determinants of nutrition knowledge among low-income, Latino caretakers in Hartford, Conn.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2002;102(7):978-81.
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2002: Pérez-Escamilla Rafael; Haldeman Lauren; Gray Sharon
Assessment of nutrition education needs in an urban school district in Connecticut: establishing priorities through research.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2002;102(4):559-62.
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2002: Pérez-Escamilla Rafael; Haldeman Lauren
Food label use modifies association of income with dietary quality.
The Journal of nutrition 2002;132(4):768-72.
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2001: Pérez-Escamilla R; Chapman D J
Validity and public health implications of maternal perception of the onset of lactation: an international analytical overview.
The Journal of nutrition 2001;131(11):3021S-4S.
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2001: Chapman D J; Young S; Ferris A M; Pérez-Escamilla R
Impact of breast pumping on lactogenesis stage II after cesarean delivery: a randomized clinical trial.
Pediatrics 2001;107(6):E94.
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2001: Chinebuah B; Pérez-Escamilla R
Unplanned pregnancies are associated with less likelihood of prolonged breast-feeding among primiparous women in Ghana.
The Journal of nutrition 2001;131(4):1247-9.
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2001: Pérez-Escamilla R; Chapman D
Can women remember when their milk came in?
Advances in experimental medicine and biology 2001;501():567-72.
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2000: Chapman D J; Pérez-Escamilla R
Maternal perception of the onset of lactation is a valid, public health indicator of lactogenesis stage II.
The Journal of nutrition 2000;130(12):2972-80.
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2000: Pérez-Escamilla R; Ferris A M; Drake L; Haldeman L; Peranick J; Campbell M; Peng Y K; Burke G; Bernstein B
Food stamps are associated with food security and dietary intake of inner-city preschoolers from Hartford, Connecticut.
The Journal of nutrition 2000;130(11):2711-7.
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2000: Tanasescu M; Ferris A M; Himmelgreen D A; Rodriguez N; Pérez-Escamilla R
Biobehavioral factors are associated with obesity in Puerto Rican children.
The Journal of nutrition 2000;130(7):1734-42.
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2000: Pérez-Escamilla R; Himmelgreen D; Bonello H; Peng Y K; Mengual G; González A; Méndez I; Cruz J; Phillips L M
Marketing nutrition among urban Latinos: the SALUD! campaign.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2000;100(6):698-701.
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2000: Pérez-Escamilla R; Chapman D
The onset of lactation: implications for breast-feeding promotion programs.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology 2000;478():425-6.
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2000: Chapman D; Pérez-Escamilla R
Maternal perception of the onset of lactation: a valid indicator of lactogenesis stage II?
Advances in experimental medicine and biology 2000;478():423-4.
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1999: Pérez-Escamilla R; Cobas J A; Balcazar H; Holland Benin M
Specifying the antecedents of breast-feeding duration in Peru through a structural equation model.
Public health nutrition 1999;2(4):461-7.
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1999: Chapman D J; Pérez-Escamilla R
Does delayed perception of the onset of lactation shorten breastfeeding duration?
Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 1999;15(2):107-11; quiz 137-9.
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1999: Chapman D J; Pérez-Escamilla R
Identification of risk factors for delayed onset of lactation.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association 1999;99(4):450-4; quiz 455-6.
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1999: Pérez-Escamilla R; Himmelgreen D; Segura-Millán S; González A; Méndez I; Haldeman L
Knowledge of folic acid and neural tube defects among inner-city residents: have they heard about it?
Journal of the American Dietetic Association 1999;99(1):80-3.
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1998: Himmelgreen D A; Pérez-Escamilla R; Segura-Millán S; Romero-Daza N; Tanasescu M; Singer M
A comparison of the nutritional status and food security of drug-using and non-drug-using Hispanic women in Hartford, Connecticut.
American journal of physical anthropology 1998;107(3):351-61.
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1998: Peng Y K; Hight-Laukaran V; Peterson A E; Pérez-Escamilla R
Maternal nutritional status is inversely associated with lactational amenorrhea in Sub-Saharan Africa: results from demographic and health surveys II and III.
The Journal of nutrition 1998;128(10):1672-80.
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1998: Pérez-Escamilla R; Himmelgreen D; Segura-Millán S; González A; Ferris A M; Damio G; Bermúdez-Vega A
Prenatal and perinatal factors associated with breast-feeding initiation among inner-city Puerto Rican women.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association 1998;98(6):657-63.
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1997: Grajeda R; Pérez-Escamilla R; Dewey K G
Delayed clamping of the umbilical cord improves hematologic status of Guatemalan infants at 2 mo of age.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1997;65(2):425-31.
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1996: Pérez-Escamilla R; Segura-Millán S; Canahuati J; Allen H
Prelacteal feeds are negatively associated with breast-feeding outcomes in Honduras.
The Journal of nutrition 1996;126(11):2765-73.
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1996: Lutter C; Pérez-Escamilla R
DDE and insufficient breast milk.
American journal of public health 1996;86(6):887-8.
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1996: Pérez-Escamilla R; Maulén-Radovan I; Dewey K G
The association between cesarean delivery and breast-feeding outcomes among Mexican women.
American journal of public health 1996;86(6):832-6.
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1995: Pérez-Escamilla R; Lutter C; Segall A M; Rivera A; Treviño-Siller S; Sanghvi T
Exclusive breast-feeding duration is associated with attitudinal, socioeconomic and biocultural determinants in three Latin American countries.
The Journal of nutrition 1995;125(12):2972-84.
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1995: Pérez-Escamilla R
Periconceptional folic acid and neural tube defects: public health issues.
Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization 1995;29(3):250-63.
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1995: Pérez-Escamilla R; Segura-Millán S; Dewey K G
Infant bottle propping among a low-income urban population in Mexico.
Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization 1995;29(2):138-46.
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1995: Pérez-Escamilla R; Pollitt E
Growth improvements in children above 3 years of age: the Cali Study.
The Journal of nutrition 1995;125(4):885-93.
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1995: Pérez-Escamilla R; Cohen R J; Brown K H; Rivera L L; Canahuati J; Dewey K G
Maternal anthropometric status and lactation performance in a low-income Honduran population: evidence for the role of infants.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1995;61(3):528-34.
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1994: Pérez-Escamilla R; Pollitt E; Lönnerdal B; Dewey K G
Infant feeding policies in maternity wards and their effect on breast-feeding success: an analytical overview.
American journal of public health 1994;84(1):89-97.
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1993: Pérez-Escamilla R
Breast-feeding patterns in nine Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization 1993;27(1):32-42.
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1992: Pérez-Escamilla R; Pollitt E
Causes and consequences of intrauterine growth retardation in Latin America.
Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization 1992;26(2):128-47.
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