2008
Homeless street children in Nepal: Use of allostatic load to assess the burden of childhood adversity
Worthman CM, Panter-Brick C. Homeless street children in Nepal: Use of allostatic load to assess the burden of childhood adversity. Development And Psychopathology 2008, 20: 233-255. PMID: 18211736, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579408000114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAllostasisAlpha 1-AntichymotrypsinAntibodies, ViralArousalBody HeightBody WeightChildDeveloping CountriesHeart RateHerpesvirus 4, HumanHomeless YouthHumansHydrocortisoneLife StyleMaleNepalPhysical FitnessPovertyPsychosocial DeprivationRisk FactorsRural PopulationSalivaUrban PopulationConceptsAllostatic loadChildhood adversityAcute phase inflammatory responseEpstein-Barr virusDevelopmental riskRisk factorsInflammatory responseCommon conditionCardiovascular fitnessBiomarkers of stressCumulative burdenPsychosocial stressNepali childrenIndividual biomarkersSalivary cortisolUrban squatter settlementsHomeless street childrenUrban middle classChildrenRiskBiomarkersCritical appraisalNon-Western settingsFamily-based groupsBurdenURBAN–RURAL CONTRASTS IN EXPLANATORY MODELS AND TREATMENT-SEEKING BEHAVIOURS FOR STROKE IN TANZANIA
MSHANA G, HAMPSHIRE K, PANTER-BRICK C, WALKER R. URBAN–RURAL CONTRASTS IN EXPLANATORY MODELS AND TREATMENT-SEEKING BEHAVIOURS FOR STROKE IN TANZANIA. Journal Of Biosocial Science 2008, 40: 35-52. PMID: 17767790, DOI: 10.1017/s0021932007002295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-seeking behaviorStroke patientsTraditional healersHospital-based studyMultiple treatment optionsAnalysis of patientsTreatment Seeking BehaviorHospital avoidanceStroke incidenceHospital treatmentLarger community-based projectTreatment optionsEffective treatmentHealth servicesPatientsCausation beliefsStrokeEffective interventionsInterpretation of strokeMultiple healing systemsSupernatural causesRural areasTreatmentDar-esSaharan Africa
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
1995
Inter-individual and seasonal weight variation in rural Nepali women
Panter-Brick C. Inter-individual and seasonal weight variation in rural Nepali women. Journal Of Biosocial Science 1995, 27: 215-233. PMID: 7738083, DOI: 10.1017/s0021932000022719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal energy expenditureBody weightMid-upper arm circumferenceHigher physical activity levelsRural Nepali womenWeight changeNon-pregnant womenBody mass indexPhysical activity levelsEnergy expenditureUpper arm circumferenceBody weight changesSeasonal weight variationInitial body weightMass indexArm circumferenceNonlactating womenFood intakePhysical activityAnthropometric measuresThin womenInter-individual variationWeight lossWomenActivity levels
1994
Seasonality of Workloads and Ovarian Function in Nepali Women
PANTEr‐brick C, ELLISON P. Seasonality of Workloads and Ovarian Function in Nepali Women. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1994, 709: 234-235. PMID: 8154716, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1994.tb30412.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Seasonality of energy expenditure during pregnancy and lactation for rural Nepali women
Panter-Brick C. Seasonality of energy expenditure during pregnancy and lactation for rural Nepali women. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 1993, 57: 620-628. PMID: 8480676, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/57.5.620.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
The energy cost of common tasks in rural Nepal: levels of energy expenditure compatible with sustained physical activity
Panter-Brick C. The energy cost of common tasks in rural Nepal: levels of energy expenditure compatible with sustained physical activity. European Journal Of Applied Physiology 1992, 64: 477-484. PMID: 1612091, DOI: 10.1007/bf00625071.Peer-Reviewed Original Research