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Development and Validation of a Weight Estimation Tool for Acutely Ill Children Who Cannot be Weighed

To develop and validate weight estimation tools using mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) and body length, and determine accuracy and precision of Broselow tape in children 6 mo to 15 y of age.

Kritika Setlur, Jhuma Sankar, Umesh Kapil, R M Pandey… in Indian Journal of Pediatrics (2024)

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Etiology of Mild and Moderate Anaemia Among Rural Adolescent Girls in India

A cluster randomized control trial study was conducted in Ballabgarh block of Faridabad District, Haryana, India. Baseline data of a total of 198 non-anemic and 202 anemic adolescent girls (12–19 years) was an...

Aakriti Gupta, Harshpal Singh Sachdev… in Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Tra… (2024)

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Diagnostic performance of non-invasive liver fibrosis risk scores in biopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients in India

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease worldwide. India and other develo** countries are witnessing an unprecedented rise in the prevalence of NAFLD. As part of po...

Manya Prasad, Sunanda Gupta, Nikky Kashyap… in Indian Journal of Gastroenterology (2023)

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Response to Comments from Brown et al. (ref: 2021EJCN0980RR)

Raghu Pullakhandam, Santu Ghosh, Bharati Kulkarni… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2022)

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Response to Correspondence from McDonald et al.

Raghu Pullakhandam, Santu Ghosh, Bharati Kulkarni… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2022)

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Reference cut-offs to define low serum zinc concentrations in healthy 1–19 year old Indian children and adolescents

Population zinc (Zn) status assessment is based on serum zinc concentration (SZC) cut-offs defined by the International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group (IZiNCG). The objective of this study is to derive refe...

Raghu Pullakhandam, Santu Ghosh, Bharati Kulkarni… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2022)

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Association of Vitamin A Status With Under-Five Mortality in India

To re-estimate the survival benefit from Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) in India using meta-analysis and to correlate mortality and vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in children aged 6 month to 5 year.

Tinku Thomas, Harshpal S. Sachdev, Santu Ghosh, Umesh Kapil… in Indian Pediatrics (2022)

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Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency and dietary inadequacy in Indian school-age children and adolescents

There are no representative estimates of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and risk of vitamin A (VA) dietary inadequacy in Indian children and adolescents. To evaluate, from national surveys, the prevalence of VAD m...

Geereddy Bhanuprakash Reddy, Tattari Shalini, Santu Ghosh… in European Journal of Nutrition (2022)

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Impact of daily-supervised administration of a package of iron and folic acid and vitamin B₁₂ on hemoglobin levels among adolescent girls (12–19 years): a cluster randomized control trial

The prevalence of anemia has remained high among Indian adolescent girls over the past decade, despite the ongoing iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation program. This study was conducted to assess the impa...

Aakriti Gupta, Shashi Kant, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2021)

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Intraindividual double-burden of anthropometric undernutrition and “metabolic obesity” in Indian children: a paradox that needs action

Intra-individual coexistence of anthropometrically defined undernutrition and ‘metabolic obesity’, characterised by presence of at least one abnormal cardiometabolic risk factor, is rarely investigated in youn...

Harshpal Singh Sachdev, Akash Porwal, Avina Sarna… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2021)

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Prevention and Control of Anemia Amongst Children and Adolescents: Theory and Practice in India

Anemia is a major public health problem in India with prevalence of more than 50% amongst children and adolescents. The decline in the burden of anemia has been insignificant over the past 5 decades. The prese...

Umesh Kapil, Radhika Kapil, Aakriti Gupta in The Indian Journal of Pediatrics (2019)

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Adaptations in the IMCI Algorithm in Diagnosis of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

Umesh Kapil in The Indian Journal of Pediatrics (2018)

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Correspondence

Varsha Vidyadharan, Harish M Tharayil, Samir Hasan Dalwai… in Indian Pediatrics (2018)

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Markers of Maternal and Neonatal Cobalamin Status and Risk Assessment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Infants

Umesh Kapil, Sadhana Joshi in The Indian Journal of Pediatrics (2018)

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Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Children (6–18 years) Residing in Kullu and Kangra Districts of Himachal Pradesh, India

To assess the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and associated risk factors amongst children in the age group of 6–18 y residing at an altitude of 1000 mts and above.

Umesh Kapil, Ravindra Mohan Pandey, Brij Sharma… in The Indian Journal of Pediatrics (2018)

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Validity of Estimation of Haemoglobin Content in Dried Blood Spot Samples

The ability to use indirect cyanmethemoglobin method using 20 µl of dried blood spots (DBSs) on filter paper for the analysis of haemoglobin (Hb) levels could be an important diagnostic tool for areas that hav...

Aakriti Gupta, Umesh Kapil… in Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Tra… (2017)

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Fruit Juice for Children: AAP Recommendations; Implications for India

Umesh Kapil, Neha Sareen in The Indian Journal of Pediatrics (2017)