2008
Pathways leading to early growth faltering: an investigation into the importance of mucosal damage and immunostimulation in different socio-economic groups in Nepal
Panter-Brick C, Lunn PG, Langford RM, Maharjan M, Manandhar DS. Pathways leading to early growth faltering: an investigation into the importance of mucosal damage and immunostimulation in different socio-economic groups in Nepal. British Journal Of Nutrition 2008, 101: 558-567. PMID: 18662426, DOI: 10.1017/s000711450802744x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMucosal damageSmall intestinal mucosal damageSquatter childrenMucosal damage indexSocio-economic groupsIntestinal mucosal damageEarly growth falteringAlpha-1-acid glycoproteinPublic health interventionsChronic immunostimulationNutritional interventionWeight deficitElevated morbidityBlood concentrationsGrowth falteringUbiquitous exposureHigher MDISignificant negative associationPoor growthHealth interventionsMorbidity reportsGrowth retardationImmunostimulationInfectionPathogen exposure
2004
Immunostimulation and growth faltering in UK infants
Panter‐Brick C, Lunn P, Goto R, Wright C. Immunostimulation and growth faltering in UK infants. American Journal Of Human Biology 2004, 16: 581-587. PMID: 15368605, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge z-scoreThrive indexZ-scoreUK infantsBody mass index z-scorePlasma IgG concentrationPoor iron statusIndex z-scoreBlood hemoglobin levelsAliquots of bloodChronic immunostimulationCohort studyHemoglobin levelsBirth weightBlood concentrationsGrowth falteringIron statusLarge cohortBlood samplesHemoglobin concentrationIgG concentrationsPersistent immunostimulationTerms of markersInfantsGuthrie cards