2002
Poor intestinal permeability in mildly stunted Nepali children: associations with weaning practices and Giardia lamblia infection
Goto R, Panter-Brick C, Northrop-Clewes C, Manahdhar R, Tuladhar N. Poor intestinal permeability in mildly stunted Nepali children: associations with weaning practices and Giardia lamblia infection. British Journal Of Nutrition 2002, 88: 141-149. PMID: 12171055, DOI: 10.1079/bjn2002599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal permeabilityPoor intestinal permeabilityMannitol ratioNepali childrenGiardia lamblia infectionIntestinal permeability testDuration of supplementationCross-sectional studyEarly growth retardationFood malabsorptionLamblia infectionMucosal damageStage of weaningMorbidity dataLactose maldigestionHelminth infectionsLate infancyImmune systemPoor heightGrowth retardationUK childrenInfectionParasite infectionChildrenSame age
1998
Biological and behavioral factors influence group differences in prolactin levels among breastfeeding Nepali women
Stallings J, Worthman C, Panter-Brick C. Biological and behavioral factors influence group differences in prolactin levels among breastfeeding Nepali women. American Journal Of Human Biology 1998, 10: 191-210. PMID: 28561449, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:2<191::aid-ajhb5>3.0.co;2-o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAverage prolactin levelsProlactin levelsYear postpartumMaternal ageInfant ageDuration of supplementationCross-sectional studyPrevious birth intervalBlood spot samplesMenstrual statusBreastfeeding mothersMonths postpartumRate of declineProlactin determinationPhysical statusPostpartum amenorrheaHigher energy expenditureNursing practiceBirth intervalPostpartumFertility regulationEnergy expenditureLatter groupNursing boutsSpot samples
1996
Prolactin response to suckling and maintenance of postpartum amenorrhea among intensively breastfeeding nepali women
Stallings J, Worthman C, Panter-brick C, Coates R. Prolactin response to suckling and maintenance of postpartum amenorrhea among intensively breastfeeding nepali women. Endocrine Research 1996, 22: 1-28. PMID: 8690004, DOI: 10.3109/07435809609030495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of supplementationPRL levelsLactational amenorrheaMenstrual statusMaternal agePostpartum amenorrheaSignificant dose-response relationshipElevated PRL levelsHigh PRL levelsLow PRL levelsLogistic regression analysisDose-response relationshipRegression analysisNepali womenBlood spot samplesAmenorrheic womenBreastfeeding mothersProlactin responseNursing womenPRL determinationAmenorrheaInfant ageLinear regression analysisTime postpartumBout length