Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural women of Tamilnadu: implications for refining disease burden assessments attributable to household biomass combustion.

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Johnson P, Balakrishnan K, Ramaswamy P, Ghosh S, Sadhasivam M, Abirami O, Sathiasekaran BW, Smith KR, Thanasekaraan V, Subhashini AS. Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural women of Tamilnadu: implications for refining disease burden assessments attributable to household biomass combustion.

Use of ultrasonography to evaluate Schistosoma japonicum-related morbidity in children, Sichuan Province, China, 2000-2007.

CGPH FACULTY: Robert Spear DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2010 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Hsiang MS, Carlton EJ, Zhang Y, Zhong B, Dongchuan Q, Cohen PA, Stewart CC, Spear RC. Use of ultrasonography to evaluate Schistosoma japonicum-related morbidity in children, Sichuan Province, China, 2000-2007. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jan;82(1):103-11. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0061. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Liver ultrasonography is

The impact of Schistosoma japonicum infection and treatment on ultrasound-detectable morbidity: a five-year cohort study in Southwest China.

CGPH FACULTY: Robert Spear DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2010 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Carlton EJ, Hsiang M, Zhang Y, Johnson S, Hubbard A, Spear RC. The impact of Schistosoma japonicum infection and treatment on ultrasound-detectable morbidity: a five-year cohort study in Southwest China. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2010 May 18;4(5):e685. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000685. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Ultrasonography allows for

Community-based distribution of misoprostol for treatment or prevention of postpartum hemorrhage: cost-effectiveness, mortality, and morbidity reduction analysis.

CGPH FACULTY: Suellen Miller DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2010 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Sutherland T, Meyer C, Bishai DM, Geller S, Miller S. Community-based distribution of misoprostol for treatment or prevention of postpartum hemorrhage: cost-effectiveness, mortality, and morbidity reduction analysis. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2010 Mar;108(3):289-94. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.11.007. Epub 2010 Jan 15. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: To compare the

Tuberculosis and indoor biomass and kerosene use in Nepal: a case-control study.

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R. Smith, Michael Bates DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2010 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Pokhrel AK, Bates MN, Verma SC, Joshi HS, Sreeramareddy CT, Smith KR. Tuberculosis and indoor biomass and kerosene use in Nepal: a case-control study. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Apr;118(4):558-64. doi: 10.1289/ehp.0901032. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: In Nepal, tuberculosis (TB) is a major

Biomass fuel and risk of tuberculosis: a case-control study from Northern India.

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R. Smith, Michael Bates DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2010 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Lakshmi PV, Virdi NK, Thakur JS, Smith KR, Bates MN, Kumar R. Biomass fuel and risk of tuberculosis: a case-control study from Northern India. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2012 May;66(5):457-61. doi: 10.1136/jech.2010.115840. Epub 2010 Nov 30. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Although a

Seroprevalence of rubella in female migrant factory workers in Shenzhen, China.

CGPH FACULTY: Hildy Fong DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2010 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: ” Mou J, Griffiths SM, Fong HF, Hu Q, Xie X, He Y, Ma H, Cheng J. Seroprevalence of rubella in female migrant factory workers in Shenzhen, China. Vaccine. 2010 Nov 23;28(50):7844-51. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.09.082. Epub 2010 Oct 29.” SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: “BACKGROUND: Rubella remains a