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Elizabeth A Noznesky; Ramakrishnan Usha; Reynaldo Martorell
A situation analysis of public health interventions, barriers, and opportunities for improving maternal nutrition in Bihar, India.
Ramakrishnan Usha; Sheila Vir; Rani Mohanraj; Elizabeth A Noznesky; Anuraag Chaturvedi; Shuba Kumar; Alyssa Lowe; Reynaldo Martorell; John B Mason
Public health interventions, barriers, and opportunities for improving maternal nutrition in India.
Tippawan Pongcharoen; Ramakrishnan Usha; Jintana Singkhornard; Pattanee Winichagoon; Ann M DiGirolamo; Rafael Flores; Reynaldo Martorell
Influence of prenatal and postnatal growth on intellectual functioning in school-aged children.

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2012: Elizabeth A Noznesky; Ramakrishnan Usha; Reynaldo Martorell
A situation analysis of public health interventions, barriers, and opportunities for improving maternal nutrition in Bihar, India.
Food and nutrition bulletin 2012;33(2 Suppl):S93-103.
2012: Ramakrishnan Usha; Sheila Vir; Rani Mohanraj; Elizabeth A Noznesky; Anuraag Chaturvedi; Shuba Kumar; Alyssa Lowe; Reynaldo Martorell; John B Mason
Public health interventions, barriers, and opportunities for improving maternal nutrition in India.
Food and nutrition bulletin 2012;33(2 Suppl):S71-92.
2012: Tippawan Pongcharoen; Ramakrishnan Usha; Jintana Singkhornard; Pattanee Winichagoon; Ann M DiGirolamo; Rafael Flores; Reynaldo Martorell
Influence of prenatal and postnatal growth on intellectual functioning in school-aged children.
Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2012;166(5):411-6.
2012: Frederick K E Grant; Reynaldo Martorell; Ramakrishnan Usha; Laird J Ruth; Conrad Cole; Rafael Flores-Ayala; Parminder S Suchdev
Comparison of indicators of iron deficiency in Kenyan children.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2012;95(5):1231-7.
2011: Ramakrishnan Usha; Tamar Goldenberg; Lindsay H Allen
Do multiple micronutrient interventions improve child health, growth, and development?
The Journal of nutrition 2011;141(11):2066-75.
2011: Beth Imhoff-Kunsch; Reynaldo Martorell; Socorro Parra-Cabrera; Isabelle Romieu; Aryeh D Stein; Ramakrishnan Usha
Prenatal docosahexaenoic acid supplementation and infant morbidity: randomized controlled trial.
Pediatrics 2011;128(3):e505-12.
2011: Saad Omer; David Goodman; keith klugman; Roger Rochat; MARK STEINHOFF; Barbara J Stoll; Ramakrishnan Usha
Maternal influenza immunization and reduced likelihood of prematurity and small for gestational age births: a retrospective cohort study.
PLoS medicine 2011;8(5):e1000441.
2011: Kathryn Yount; Ann M DiGirolamo; Ramakrishnan Usha
Impacts of domestic violence on child growth and nutrition: a conceptual review of the pathways of influence.
Social science & medicine (1982) 2011;72(9):1534-54.
2011: Ramakrishnan Usha
Fatty acid status and maternal mental health.
Maternal & child nutrition 2011;7 Suppl 2():99-111.
2011: Tippawan Pongcharoen; Ann M DiGirolamo; Ramakrishnan Usha; Pattanee Winichagoon; Rafael Flores; Reynaldo Martorell
Long-term effects of iron and zinc supplementation during infancy on cognitive function at 9 y of age in northeast Thai children: a follow-up study.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2011;93(3):636-43.
2011: aryeh stein; Meng Wang; Reynaldo Martorell; Lynnette M Neufeld; Rafael Flores-Ayala; Juan A Rivera; Ramakrishnan Usha
Growth to age 18 months following prenatal supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid differs by maternal gravidity in Mexico.
The Journal of nutrition 2011;141(2):316-20.
2010: Ann M DiGirolamo; Manuel Ramirez-Zea; Meng Wang; Rafael Flores-Ayala; Reynaldo Martorell; Lynnette M Neufeld; Ramakrishnan Usha; Daniel Sellen; Maureen M Black; aryeh stein
Randomized trial of the effect of zinc supplementation on the mental health of school-age children in Guatemala.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2010;92(5):1241-50.
2010: Aimee L Webb; Ramakrishnan Usha; Aryeh D Stein; Daniel Sellen; Moeza Merchant; Reynaldo Martorell
Greater years of maternal schooling and higher scores on academic achievement tests are independently associated with improved management of child diarrhea by rural Guatemalan mothers.
Maternal and child health journal 2010;14(5):799-806.
2010: Ramakrishnan Usha; aryeh stein; Socorro Parra-Cabrera; Meng Wang; Beth Imhoff-Kunsch; Sergio Juárez-Márquez; Juan Rivera; Reynaldo Martorell
Effects of docosahexaenoic acid supplementation during pregnancy on gestational age and size at birth: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Mexico.
Food and nutrition bulletin 2010;31(2 Suppl):S108-16.
2009: Amy Webb Girard; Daniel Sellen; Ramakrishnan Usha; Reynaldo Martorell
Maternal years of schooling but not academic skills is independently associated with infant-feeding practices in a cohort of rural Guatemalan women.
Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2009;25(3):297-306.
2009: Armando García-Guerra; Lynnette M Neufeld; Sonia Hernández-Cordero; Juan Rivera; Reynaldo Martorell; Ramakrishnan Usha
Prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation impact on biochemical indicators during pregnancy and postpartum.
Salud pública de México 2009;51(4):327-35.
2009: Ramakrishnan Usha; Lynnette M Neufeld; Rafael Flores; Juan Rivera; Reynaldo Martorell
Multiple micronutrient supplementation during early childhood increases child size at 2 y of age only among high compliers.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2009;89(4):1125-31.
2009: Maureen M Black; Ramakrishnan Usha
Maternal and child mental health: role of nutrition. Introduction.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2009;89(3):933S-934S.
2009: Ramakrishnan Usha; Beth Imhoff-Kunsch; Ann M DiGirolamo
Role of docosahexaenoic acid in maternal and child mental health.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2009;89(3):958S-962S.
2009: Ramakrishnan Usha; Phuong Nguyen; Reynaldo Martorell
Effects of micronutrients on growth of children under 5 y of age: meta-analyses of single and multiple nutrient interventions.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2009;89(1):191-203.
2008: aryeh stein; Meng Wang; Ann DiGirolamo; Ruben Grajeda; Ramakrishnan Usha; Manuel Ramirez-Zea; Kathryn Yount; Reynaldo Martorell
Nutritional supplementation in early childhood, schooling, and intellectual functioning in adulthood: a prospective study in Guatemala.
Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2008;162(7):612-8.
2008: Lynnette M Neufeld; Sonia Hernández-Cordero; Lia C Fernald; Ramakrishnan Usha
Overweight and obesity doubled over a 6-year period in young women living in poverty in Mexico.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 2008;16(3):714-7.
2007: María de Lourdes Flores; Lynnette M Neufeld; Teresa González-Cossío; Juan Rivera; Reynaldo Martorell; Ramakrishnan Usha
Multiple micronutrient supplementation and dietary energy intake in pregnant women.
Salud pública de México 2007;49(3):190-8.
2007: Sonia A Kim; Kathryn Yount; Ramakrishnan Usha; Reynaldo Martorell
The relationship between parity and overweight varies with household wealth and national development.
International journal of epidemiology 2007;36(1):93-101.
2006: aryeh stein; Meng Wang; Manuel Ramirez-Zea; Rafael Flores; Ruben Grajeda; Paúl Melgar; Ramakrishnan Usha; Reynaldo Martorell
Exposure to a nutrition supplementation intervention in early childhood and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adulthood: evidence from Guatemala.
American journal of epidemiology 2006;164(12):1160-70.
2006: Amy Webb Girard; aryeh stein; Ramakrishnan Usha; Vicki S Hertzberg; Miriam Urizar; Reynaldo Martorell
A simple index to measure hygiene behaviours.
International journal of epidemiology 2006;35(6):1469-77.
2006: Elena Kuklina; Ramakrishnan Usha; aryeh stein; Huiman H Barnhart; Reynaldo Martorell
Early childhood growth and development in rural Guatemala.
Early human development 2006;82(7):425-33.
2005: Ramakrishnan Usha; Teresa González-Cossío; Lynnette M Neufeld; Juan Rivera; Reynaldo Martorell
Effect of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplements on maternal weight and skinfold changes: a randomized double-blind clinical trial in Mexico.
Food and nutrition bulletin 2005;26(3):273-80.
2005: Manuel Ramírez-Zea; Paúl Melgar; Rafael Flores; John Hoddinott; Ramakrishnan Usha; aryeh stein
Physical fitness, body composition, blood pressure, and blood metabolic profile among young Guatemalan adults.
Food and nutrition bulletin 2005;26(2 Suppl 1):S88-97.
2005: aryeh stein; Cria O Gregory; John Hoddinott; Reynaldo Martorell; Ramakrishnan Usha; Manuel Ramírez-Zea
Physical activity level, dietary habits, and alcohol and tobacco use among young Guatemalan adults.
Food and nutrition bulletin 2005;26(2 Suppl 1):S78-87.
2005: Ramakrishnan Usha; Kathryn Yount; Jere R Behrman; Mariaelisa Graff; Ruben Grajeda; aryeh stein
Fertility behavior and reproductive outcomes among young Guatemalan adults.
Food and nutrition bulletin 2005;26(2 Suppl 1):S68-77.
2005: aryeh stein; Jere R Behrman; Ann M DiGirolamo; Ruben Grajeda; Reynaldo Martorell; Agnes Quisumbing; Ramakrishnan Usha
Schooling, educational achievement, and cognitive functioning among young Guatemalan adults.
Food and nutrition bulletin 2005;26(2 Suppl 1):S46-54.
2004: Elena Kuklina; Ramakrishnan Usha; aryeh stein; Huiman H Barnhart; Reynaldo Martorell
Growth and diet quality are associated with the attainment of walking in rural Guatemalan infants.
The Journal of nutrition 2004;134(12):3296-300.
2004: Siobhan E Moriarty-Craige; Ramakrishnan Usha; Lynnette M Neufeld; Juan Rivera; Reynaldo Martorell
Multivitamin-mineral supplementation is not as efficacious as is iron supplementation in improving hemoglobin concentrations in nonpregnant anemic women living in Mexico.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2004;80(5):1308-11.
2004: Ramakrishnan Usha; Nancy Aburto; George McCabe; Reynaldo Martorell
Multimicronutrient interventions but not vitamin a or iron interventions alone improve child growth: results of 3 meta-analyses.
The Journal of nutrition 2004;134(10):2592-602.
2004: Ramakrishnan Usha; Lynnette M Neufeld; Teresa González-Cossío; Salvador Villalpando; Armando García-Guerra; Juan Rivera; Reynaldo Martorell
Multiple micronutrient supplements during pregnancy do not reduce anemia or improve iron status compared to iron-only supplements in Semirural Mexico.
The Journal of nutrition 2004;134(4):898-903.
2004: aryeh stein; Huiman X Barnhart; Meng Wang; Moshe B Hoshen; Karen Ologoudou; Ramakrishnan Usha; Ruben Grajeda; Manuel Ramirez-Zea; Reynaldo Martorell
Comparison of linear growth patterns in the first three years of life across two generations in Guatemala.
Pediatrics 2004;113(3 Pt 1):e270-5.
2004: Ramakrishnan Usha
Nutrition and low birth weight: from research to practice.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2004;79(1):17-21.
2003: aryeh stein; Huiman X Barnhart; Morgen Hickey; Ramakrishnan Usha; Dirk G Schroeder; Reynaldo Martorell
Prospective study of protein-energy supplementation early in life and of growth in the subsequent generation in Guatemala.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2003;78(1):162-7.
2003: Haojie Li; aryeh stein; Huiman X Barnhart; Ramakrishnan Usha; Reynaldo Martorell
Associations between prenatal and postnatal growth and adult body size and composition.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2003;77(6):1498-505.
2003: Mary E Cogswell; Laura Kettel Khan; Ramakrishnan Usha
Iron supplement use among women in the United States: science, policy and practice.
The Journal of nutrition 2003;133(6):1974S-1977S.
2003: Ramakrishnan Usha; Teresa González-Cossío; Lynnette M Neufeld; Juan Rivera; Reynaldo Martorell
Multiple micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy does not lead to greater infant birth size than does iron-only supplementation: a randomized controlled trial in a semirural community in Mexico.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2003;77(3):720-5.
2002: Ramakrishnan Usha; Elena Kuklina; aryeh stein
Iron stores and cardiovascular disease risk factors in women of reproductive age in the United States.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2002;76(6):1256-60.
2002: Renu Garg; Lisa A Lee; Michael J Beach; Claire N Wamae; Ramakrishnan Usha; Michael S Deming
Evaluation of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness guidelines for treatment of intestinal helminth infections among sick children aged 2-4 years in western Kenya.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2002;96(5):543-8.
2002: Ramakrishnan Usha; Ian Darnton-Hill
Assessment and control of vitamin A deficiency disorders.
The Journal of nutrition 2002;132(9 Suppl):2947S-2953S.
2002: Ramakrishnan Usha
Prevalence of micronutrient malnutrition worldwide.
Nutrition reviews 2002;60(5 Pt 2):S46-52.
2002: Ramakrishnan Usha; Amy Frith-Terhune; Mary E Cogswell; Laura Kettel Khan
Dietary intake does not account for differences in low iron stores among Mexican American and non-Hispanic white women: Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994.
The Journal of nutrition 2002;132(5):996-1001.
2002: Ray Yip; Ramakrishnan Usha
Experiences and challenges in developing countries.
The Journal of nutrition 2002;132(4 Suppl):827S-30S.
2002: Ramakrishnan Usha; Ray Yip
Experiences and challenges in industrialized countries: control of iron deficiency in industrialized countries.
The Journal of nutrition 2002;132(4 Suppl):820S-4S.
2000: A L Frith-Terhune; Mary E Cogswell; Laura Kettel Khan; J C Will; Ramakrishnan Usha
Iron deficiency anemia: higher prevalence in Mexican American than in non-Hispanic white females in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2000;72(4):963-8.
2000: Rachel Albalak; Ramakrishnan Usha; aryeh stein; Frits van der Haar; Michael J Haber; Dirk Schroeder; Reynaldo Martorell
Co-occurrence of nutrition problems in Honduran children.
The Journal of nutrition 2000;130(9):2271-3.
1999: Ramakrishnan Usha; Huiman X Barnhart; Dirk G Schroeder; aryeh stein; Reynaldo Martorell
Early childhood nutrition, education and fertility milestones in Guatemala.
The Journal of nutrition 1999;129(12):2196-202.
1999: Ramakrishnan Usha; Reynaldo Martorell; M C Latham; R Abel
Dietary vitamin A intakes of preschool-age children in South India.
The Journal of nutrition 1999;129(11):2021-7.
1999: Ramakrishnan Usha; Reynaldo Martorell; Dirk G Schroeder; Rafael Flores
Role of intergenerational effects on linear growth.
The Journal of nutrition 1999;129(2S Suppl):544S-549S.
1998: Ramakrishnan Usha; Reynaldo Martorell
The role of vitamin A in reducing child mortality and morbidity and improving growth.
Salud pública de México 1998;40(2):189-98.
1998: Reynaldo Martorell; Ramakrishnan Usha; Dirk G Schroeder; Paúl Melgar; Lynnette M Neufeld
Intrauterine growth retardation, body size, body composition and physical performance in adolescence.
European journal of clinical nutrition 1998;52 Suppl 1():S43-52; discussion S52-3.
1996: Reynaldo Martorell; Ramakrishnan Usha; Dirk G Schroeder; Marie T Ruel
Reproductive performance and nutrition during childhood.
Nutrition reviews 1996;54(4 Pt 2):S15-21.
1995: Reynaldo Martorell; Ramakrishnan Usha
Vitamin A supplementation and morbidity in children born to HIV-infected women.
American journal of public health 1995;85(8 Pt 1):1049-51.
1995: Ramakrishnan Usha; M C Latham; R Abel; Edward A Frongillo
Vitamin A supplementation and morbidity among preschool children in south India.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1995;61(6):1295-303.
1995: Ramakrishnan Usha; M C Latham; R Abel
Vitamin A supplementation does not improve growth of preschool children: a randomized, double-blind field trial in south India.
The Journal of nutrition 1995;125(2):202-11.