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Risk Factors for Childhood Stunting in 137 Developing Countries: A Comparative Risk Assessment Analysis at Global, Regional, and Country Levels by Danaei, Goodarz, Andrews, Kathryn G, Sudfeld, Christopher R, Fink, Günther, McCoy, Dana Charles, Peet, Evan, Sania, Ayesha, Smith Fawzi, Mary C, Ezzati, Majid, Fawzi, Wafaie W

“…Stunting affects one-third of children under 5 y old in developing countries, and 14% of childhood deaths are attributable to it. A large number of risk…”
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Global malaria mortality between 1980 and 2010: a systematic analysis by Murray, Christopher JL, Prof, Rosenfeld, Lisa C, AB, Lim, Stephen S, PhD, Andrews, Kathryn G, AB, Foreman, Kyle J, MPH, Haring, Diana, BSc, Fullman, Nancy, MPH, Naghavi, Mohsen, MD, Lozano, Rafael, Prof, Lopez, Alan D, Prof

“…Summary Background During the past decade, renewed global and national efforts to combat malaria have led to ambitious goals. We aimed to provide an accurate…”
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Global, regional and national consumption of major food groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis including 266 country-specific nutrition surveys worldwide by Micha, Renata, Khatibzadeh, Shahab, Shi, Peilin, Andrews, Kathryn G, Engell, Rebecca E, Mozaffarian, Dariush

“…ObjectiveTo quantify global intakes of key foods related to non-communicable diseases in adults by region (n=21), country (n=187), age and sex, in 1990 and…”
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Linear growth and child development in low- and middle-income countries: a meta-analysis by Sudfeld, Christopher R, McCoy, Dana Charles, Danaei, Goodarz, Fink, Günther, Ezzati, Majid, Andrews, Kathryn G, Fawzi, Wafaie W

“…The initial years of life are critical for physical growth and broader cognitive, motor, and socioemotional development, but the magnitude of the link between…”
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Global, Regional, and National Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Fruit Juices, and Milk: A Systematic Assessment of Beverage Intake in 187 Countries by Singh, Gitanjali M, Micha, Renata, Khatibzadeh, Shahab, Shi, Peilin, Lim, Stephen, Andrews, Kathryn G, Engell, Rebecca E, Ezzati, Majid, Mozaffarian, Dariush

“…Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), fruit juice, and milk are components of diet of major public health interest. To-date, assessment of their global…”
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Global, regional, and national consumption levels of dietary fats and oils in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis including 266 country-specific nutrition surveys by Micha, Renata, Khatibzadeh, Shahab, Shi, Peilin, Fahimi, Saman, Lim, Stephen, Andrews, Kathryn G, Engell, Rebecca E, Powles, John, Ezzati, Majid, Mozaffarian, Dariush

“…Objectives To quantify global consumption of key dietary fats and oils by country, age, and sex in 1990 and 2010. Design Data were identified, obtained, and…”
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Harmonization of community health worker programs for HIV: A four-country qualitative study in Southern Africa by De Neve, Jan-Walter, Garrison-Desany, Henri, Andrews, Kathryn G, Sharara, Nour, Boudreaux, Chantelle, Gill, Roopan, Geldsetzer, Pascal, Vaikath, Maria, Bärnighausen, Till, Bossert, Thomas J

“…Community health worker (CHW) programs are believed to be poorly coordinated, poorly integrated into national health systems, and lacking long-term support…”
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Caregiving can be costly: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to conducting kangaroo mother care in a US tertiary hospital neonatal intensive care unit by Lewis, Todd P, Andrews, Kathryn G, Shenberger, Elyse, Betancourt, Theresa S, Fink, Günther, Pereira, Sunita, McConnell, Margaret

“…Preterm birth is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five and often requires a newborn to have an extended stay in a neonatal…”
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Causal language and strength of inference in academic and media articles shared in social media (CLAIMS): A systematic review by Haber, Noah, Smith, Emily R, Moscoe, Ellen, Andrews, Kathryn, Audy, Robin, Bell, Winnie, Brennan, Alana T, Breskin, Alexander, Kane, Jeremy C, Karra, Mahesh, McClure, Elizabeth S, Suarez, Elizabeth A

“…The pathway from evidence generation to consumption contains many steps which can lead to overstatement or misinformation. The proliferation of internet-based…”
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Correction: Global, Regional, and National Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Fruit Juices, and Milk: A Systematic Assessment of Beverage Intake in 187 Countries by Singh, Gitanjali M, Micha, Renata, Khatibzadeh, Shahab, Shi, Peilin, Lim, Stephen, Andrews, Kathryn G, Engell, Rebecca E, Ezzati, Majid, Mozaffarian, Dariush

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124845.]…”
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Missed opportunities to deliver intermittent preventive treatment for malaria to pregnant women 2003-2013: a systematic analysis of 58 household surveys in sub-Saharan Africa by Andrews, Kathryn G, Lynch, Michael, Eckert, Erin, Gutman, Julie

“…Despite the availability of effective preventive measures, including intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy (IPTp), malaria continues…”
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Overall and Sex-Specific Associations Between Fetal Adversity and Child Development at Age 1 Year: Evidence From Brazil by Fink, Günther, Andrews, Kathryn G, Brentani, Helena, Grisi, Sandra, Scoleze Ferrer, Ana Paula, Brentani, Alexandra

“…Abstract A growing body of epigenetic research suggests that in-utero adaptations to environmental changes display important sex-specific variation. We tested…”
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Human resource challenges in health systems: evidence from 10 African countries by Sheffel, Ashley, Andrews, Kathryn G, Conner, Ruben, Di Giorgio, Laura, Evans, David K, Gatti, Roberta, Lindelow, Magnus, Sharma, Jigyasa, Svensson, Jakob, Wane, Waly, Welander Tärneberg, Anna

“…Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa has fewer medical workers per capita than any region of the world, and that shortage has been highlighted consistently as a…”
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Financial Support to Medicaid-Eligible Mothers Increases Caregiving for Preterm Infants by Andrews, Kathryn G., Martin, Michelle W., Shenberger, Elyse, Pereira, Sunita, Fink, Günther, McConnell, Margaret

“…Objectives To assess the impact of financial support on maternal caregiving activities for preterm infants. Methods We conducted a small randomized controlled…”
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Young children's emergent science competencies in everyday family contexts: a case study by Andrews, Kathryn J., Wang, X. Christine

“…To address the lack of research in early science learning and young children's informal science experiences, this exploratory case study investigated a…”
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Time to change focus? Transitioning from higher neonatal to higher stillbirth mortality in São Paulo State, Brazil by Andrews, Kathryn, Bourroul, Maria Lúcia Moraes, Fink, Günther, Grisi, Sandra, Scoleze Ferrer, Ana Paula, Diniz, Edna Maria de Albuquerque, Brentani, Alexandra

“…Differential trends in mortality suggest that stillbirths may dominate neonatal mortality in the medium to long run. Brazil has made major efforts to improve…”
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Farm practices for food safety: an emerging threat to floodplain and riparian ecosystems by Gennet, Sasha, Howard, Jeanette, Langholz, Jeff, Andrews, Kathryn, Reynolds, Mark D, Morrison, Scott A

“…Floodplain and riparian ecosystems are noteworthy for their biodiversity conservation value as well as for their widespread conversion to agriculture. Recent…”
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Lifetime economic impact of the burden of childhood stunting attributable to maternal psychosocial risk factors in 137 low/middle-income countries by Smith Fawzi, Mary C, Andrews, Kathryn G, Fink, Günther, Danaei, Goodarz, McCoy, Dana Charles, Sudfeld, Christopher R, Peet, Evan D, Cho, Jeanne, Liu, Yuanyuan, Finlay, Jocelyn E, Ezzati, Majid, Kaaya, Sylvia F, Fawzi, Wafaie W

“…IntroductionThe first 1000 days of life is a period of great potential and vulnerability. In particular, physical growth of children can be affected by the…”
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Is there preferential coverage for the most at risk? A survey-based analysis of malaria vector control by endemicity level by Andrews, Kathryn G, MPH, Gething, Peter, PhD, Lim, Stephen S, PhD, Lynch, Michael, MD, Cibulskis, Richard, PhD

“…Abstract Background Although US$2·3 billion in 2011 was spent on malaria control globally, a financing gap of $2·8 billion remains. While equity in…”
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The psychology of rock climbing: A systematic review by Mangan, Kevin, Andrews, Kathryn, Miles, Brad, Draper, Nick

“…Psychology plays an important role in rock climbing performance and safety. Many studies have examined the psychology of rock climbing, a sport that has grown…”
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