2013
A health equity critique of social marketing: Where interventions have impact but insufficient reach
Langford R, Panter-Brick C. A health equity critique of social marketing: Where interventions have impact but insufficient reach. Social Science & Medicine 2013, 83: 133-141. PMID: 23452864, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.01.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQualitative researchFormative qualitative researchSocial marketingQualitative dataImportant equity issueSocial marketing approachIndividual agencyParticipant observationDepth interviewsCommunity meetingsHealth inequitiesKey juncturesEquity issuesHealth interventionsHealth equitySocial marketing techniquesStructural conditionsFocus groupsRange of interventionsMarketing approachSlumsMother-infant pairsPrevention paradoxCritiqueSufficient attention
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 exposureHomeless 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 groupsBurden
2002
Population variation in age-related decline in male salivary testosterone
Ellison P, Bribiescas R, Bentley G, Campbell B, Lipson S, Panter-Brick C, Hill K. Population variation in age-related decline in male salivary testosterone. Human Reproduction 2002, 17: 3251-3253. PMID: 12456632, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.12.3251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor 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
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
1997
Seasonal growth patterns in rural Nepali children
Panter-Brick C. Seasonal growth patterns in rural Nepali children. Annals Of Human Biology 1997, 24: 1-18. PMID: 9022902, DOI: 10.1080/03014469700004732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRural Nepali childrenHeight z-scorePrevalence of illnessYears of ageMonths of ageGirls 0Recurrent illnessGrowth patternPoor dietPeriod of observationGrowth velocityNutritional statusNepali childrenYounger ageGrowth retardationZ-scoreWeight gainSmall childrenIllnessLate childhoodChildcare patternsMorbidityChildrenRural Nepal
1996
Salivary testosterone levels among Tamang and Kami males of central Nepal.
Ellison P, Panter-Brick C. Salivary testosterone levels among Tamang and Kami males of central Nepal. Human Biology 1996, 68: 955-65. PMID: 8979466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProximate Determinants of Birth Seasonality and Conception Failure in Nepal
Panter-Brick C. Proximate Determinants of Birth Seasonality and Conception Failure in Nepal. Population Studies 1996, 50: 203-220. PMID: 11613333, DOI: 10.1080/0032472031000149306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLive birthsEndocrinological measuresLife-table analysisRate of conceptionRisk of conceptionNegative energy balanceOvarian functionLactational amenorrhoeaReproductive historyEndocrinological dataNursing patternsHuman fecundityConception failureWomen's exposureProgesterone profilesBehavioral determinantsBirthRural NepalConception rateBirth seasonalityWomenBehavioral variablesExposurePer centEnergy balanceSeasonal and sex variation in physical activity levels among agro‐pastoralists in Nepal
Panter‐Brick C. Seasonal and sex variation in physical activity levels among agro‐pastoralists in Nepal. American Journal Of Biological Anthropology 1996, 100: 7-21. PMID: 8859950, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8644(199605)100:1<7::aid-ajpa2>3.0.co;2-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProlactin 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 reproductive function and weight loss in rural Nepali women
Panter-Brick C, Lotstein D, Ellison P. Seasonality of reproductive function and weight loss in rural Nepali women. Human Reproduction 1993, 8: 684-690. PMID: 8314959, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnergy expenditure levelsOvarian functionHormonal disturbancesWeight lossProgesterone levelsRural Nepali womenSalivary progesterone profilesBody mass indexCurrent nutritional statusNepali womenMass indexNepali populationNutritional statusOwn controlReproductive functionWomenProgesterone profilesRural African womenAfrican womenLoss of fecundityBody massWestern womenEnergy imbalanceLevelsWeightSeasonality 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