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Effects of delayed pubertal development, nutritional status, and disease severity on longitudinal patterns of growth failure in children with sickle cell disease by ZEMEL, Babette S, KAWCHAK, Deborah A, OHENE-FREMPONG, Kwaku, SCHALL, Joan I, STALLINGS, Virginia A

“…Previous studies of children with sickle cell disease (SCD) reported poor growth and delayed maturation. However, the prevalence, magnitude, and correlates of…”
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No improvement in suboptimal vitamin A status with a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of vitamin A supplementation in children with sickle cell disease by Dougherty, Kelly A, Schall, Joan I, Kawchak, Deborah A, Green, Michael H, Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku, Zemel, Babette S, Stallings, Virginia A

“…Background: Suboptimal vitamin A status is prevalent in children with type SS sickle cell disease (SCD-SS) and is associated with hospitalizations and poor…”
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High Risk of Vitamin D Deficiency in Children with Sickle Cell Disease by Rovner, Alisha J., PhD, Stallings, Virginia A., MD, Kawchak, Deborah A., MS, RD, Schall, Joan I., PhD, Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku, MD, Zemel, Babette S., PhD

“…Abstract Vitamin D is a particularly concerning nutrient for children with homozygous SS sickle cell disease (SCD-SS) due to their increased skin melanin…”
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Low vitamin D status in children with sickle cell disease by Buison, Anne M., Kawchak, Deborah A., Schall, Joan, Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku, Stallings, Virginia A., Zemel, Babette S.

“…To examine vitamin D status in children with sickle cell disease (SCD)-SS and its relation to season and dietary intake. Growth, dietary intake,…”
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Adequacy of Dietary Intake Declines with Age in Children with Sickle Cell Disease by Kawchak, Deborah A., MS, RD, Schall, Joan I., PhD, Zemel, Babette S., PhD, Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku, MD, Stallings, Virginia A., MD

“…Abstract Dietary intake (24-hour recall) was evaluated prospectively over four annual visits in 97 children and adolescents (53 female), aged 1.5 to 18.7…”
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Bone Area and Bone Mineral Content Deficits in Children With Sickle Cell Disease by Buison, Anne M, Kawchak, Deborah A, Schall, Joan I, Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku, Stallings, Virginia A, Leonard, Mary B, Zemel, Babette S

“…Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) experience poor growth, altered body composition, and delayed maturation. Deficits in bone mineral content (BMC) and…”
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Effect of zinc supplementation on growth and body composition in children with sickle cell disease by ZEMEL, Babette S, KAWCHAK, Deborah A, FUNG, Ellen B, OHENE-FREMPONG, Kwaku, STALLINGS, Virginia A

“…Poor growth and delayed maturation in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) may be due, in part, to mild zinc deficiency. The objective was to determine the…”
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Body composition in children with sickle cell disease by Barden, Elizabeth M, Kawchak, Deborah A, Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku, Stallings, Virginia A, Zemel, Babette S

“…Background: Impaired growth, poor nutritional status, and delayed skeletal and sexual maturation are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD), yet the…”
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Markers of bone turnover are associated with growth and development in young subjects with sickle cell anemia by Fung, Ellen B., Kawchak, Deborah A., Zemel, Babette S., Rovner, Alisha J., Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku, Stallings, Virginia A.

“…Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) have low bone mass though bone turnover has not been well described. In this study, growth and pubertal development were…”
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Total and resting energy expenditure in children with sickle cell disease by Barden, Elizabeth M, Zemel, Babette S, Kawchak, Deborah A, Goran, Michael I, Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku, Stallings, Virginia A

“…Objective: To investigate energy balance in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) as the possible cause of impaired growth and undernutrition. Study design:…”
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Vitamin A status, hospitalizations, and other outcomes in young children with sickle cell disease by Schall, Joan I., Zemel, Babette S., Kawchak, Deborah A., Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku, Stallings, Virginia A.

“…To determine the relation of serum vitamin A status to growth, nutritional and hematologic status, and to the number of hospitalizations in children with…”
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Plasma zinc status, growth, and maturation in children with sickle cell disease by Leonard, Mary B., Zemel, Babette S., Kawchak, Deborah A., Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku, Virginia, Virginia A.

“…Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the relation of plasma zinc (Zn) status to growth and maturation in children with SS genotype sickle…”
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Prospective evaluation of resting energy expenditure, nutritional status, pulmonary function, and genotype in children with cystic fibrosis by ZEMEL, B. S, KAWCHAK, D. A, CNAAN, A, ZHAO, H, SCANLIN, T. F, STALLINGS, V. A

“…Growth failure and malnutrition are common clinical features in cystic fibrosis (CF), but the relationships among resting energy expenditure (REE), pulmonary…”
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Brief Report: Parent Perspectives of Nutritional Status and Mealtime Behaviors in Children with Sickle Cell Disease by Mitchell, Monica J., Kawchak, Deborah A., Stark, Lori J., Zemel, Babette S., Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku, Stallings, Virginia A.

“…Objective To qualitatively evaluate parent perspectives of eating problems, nutritional status, and the potential for nutritional intervention in children with…”
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Vitamin B6 status of Children with sickle cell disease by NELSON, Melissa C, ZEMEL, Babette S, KAWCHAK, Deborah A, BARDEN, Elizabeth M, FRONGILLO, Edward A, COBURN, Stephen P, OHENE-FREMPONG, Kwaku, STALLINGS, Virginia A

“…In vitro, vitamin B(6) has antisickling properties, but the effect of vitamin B status on the health of children with sickle cell disease-SS (SCD-SS) is not…”
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Plasma Zinc Is an Insensitive Predictor of Zinc Status: Use of Plasma Zinc in Children With Sickle Cell Disease by Fung, Ellen B., Kawchak, Deborah A., Zemel, Babette S., Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku, Stallings, Virginia A.

“…Background: This study was designed to explore the use of plasma zinc in determining zinc deficiency in children with sickle cell disease-SS (SCD-SS) as…”
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Energy expenditure and genotype of children with cystic fibrosis by TOMEZSKO, J. L, STALLINGS, V. A, KAWCHAK, D. A, GOIN, J. E, DIAMOND, G, SCANLIN, T. F

“…Increased energy expenditure, poor dietary intake, and fat malabsorption in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) frequently lead to growth failure and…”
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Effect of hydroxyurea therapy on resting energy expenditure in children with sickle cell disease by FUNG, Ellen B, BARDEN, Elizabeth M, KAWCHAK, Deborah A, ZEMEL, Babette S, OHENE-FREMPONG, Kwaku, STALLINGS, Virginia A

“…Effects of hydroxyurea therapy on resting energy expenditure (REE) in children with sickle cell disease have not been evaluated. Eight children with sickle…”
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Iron Status of Children with Sickle Cell Disease by Stettler, Nicolas, Zemel, Babette S., Kawchak, Deborah A., Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku, Stallings, Virginia A.

“…Background: Dietary iron requirements are unclear in children with SS-type sickle cell disease. Methods: Iron status was assessed in 104 nontransfused African…”
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No improvement in suboptimal vitamin A status with a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of vitamin A supplementation in children with sickle cell disease123 by Dougherty, Kelly A, Schall, Joan I, Kawchak, Deborah A, Green, Michael H, Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku, Zemel, Babette S, Stallings, Virginia A

“…Background: Suboptimal vitamin A status is prevalent in children with type SS sickle cell disease (SCD-SS) and is associated with hospitalizations and poor…”
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