2008
Social stressors, mental health, and physiological stress in an urban elite of young Afghans in Kabul
Panter‐Brick C, Eggerman M, Mojadidi A, McDade TW. Social stressors, mental health, and physiological stress in an urban elite of young Afghans in Kabul. American Journal Of Human Biology 2008, 20: 627-641. PMID: 18663740, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultAfghanistanBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleCross-Sectional StudiesEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFamily ConflictFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHumansHypertensionMalePrevalenceSeroepidemiologic StudiesSex DistributionSocial ClassSocial EnvironmentStress, PhysiologicalStress, PsychologicalUrban PopulationYoung AdultConceptsPsychosocial distressElevated EBV antibody titersMental healthEBV antibody titersDiastolic blood pressureMental health assessmentPoor mental healthMental health problemsSocial stressorsBlood pressureAntibody titersHealth problemsPsychosocial stressPhysical healthHealth assessmentPhysiological wellbeingRandom sampleDistressPhysiological markersDay stressorsWomenHealthFamily stressorsPhysiological functionsUrban elites
2001
Elevated acute-phase protein in stunted Nepali children reporting low morbidity: different rural and urban profiles
Panter-Brick C, Lunn P, Baker R, Todd A. Elevated acute-phase protein in stunted Nepali children reporting low morbidity: different rural and urban profiles. British Journal Of Nutrition 2001, 85: 125-131. PMID: 11227041, DOI: 10.1079/bjn2000225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute phase proteinsPlasma levelsElevated acute phase proteinsAge z-scoreSub-clinical infectionImpact of illnessPlasma protein concentrationLow morbidityVillage childrenGrowth falteringSevere growth retardationSeverity of stuntingMorbidity reportsACT levelsGrowth retardationNepali childrenPlasma protein valuesLow burdenZ-scoreMorbidityChildrenHomeless street childrenIllnessBoysUrban group