Long-term association of economic inequality and mortality in adult Costa Ricans.

CGPH FACULTY: William Dow DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Modrek S, Dow WH, Rosero-Bixby L. Long-term association of economic inequality and mortality in adult Costa Ricans. Soc Sci Med. 2012 Jan;74(2):158-66. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.10.034. Epub 2011 Dec 6. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Despite the large number of studies, mostly in developed economies, there is limited

Factors associated with compliance among users of solar water disinfection in rural Bolivia.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Christen A, Duran Pacheco G, Hattendorf J, Arnold BF, Cevallos M, Indergand S, Colford JM, Mäusezahl D. Factors associated with compliance among users of solar water disinfection in rural Bolivia. BMC Public Health. 2011 Apr 4;11:210. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-210. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Diarrhoea is the

Reporting diarrhoea through a vernacular term in Quechua-speaking settings of rural Bolivia.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Pacheco GD, Christen A, Arnold B, Hattendorf J, Colford JM Jr, Smith TA, Mäusezahl D. Reporting diarrhoea through a vernacular term in Quechua-speaking settings of rural Bolivia. J Health Popul Nutr. 2011 Dec;29(6):552-9. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Field studies often use caregiver-reported diarrhoea and related

Transient cultural influences on infant mortality: Fire-Horse daughters in Japan.

CGPH FACULTY: Ralph Catalano DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Bruckner TA, Subbaraman M, Catalano RA. Transient cultural influences on infant mortality: Fire-Horse daughters in Japan. Am J Hum Biol. 2011 Sep-Oct;23(5):586-91. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.21174. Epub 2011 Jun 16. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Parental investment theory suggests that the quality and quantity of parental care depends, in

Redesigning the AIDS response for long-term impact.

CGPH FACULTY: Stefano Bertozzi DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2011 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Larson HJ, Bertozzi S, Piot P. Redesigning the AIDS response for long-term impact. Bull World Health Organ. 2011 Nov 1;89(11):846-52. doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.087114. Epub 2011 Oct 6. Review. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Three decades since the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was identified, the pandemic of acquired immunodeficiency

Evaluation of mammalian and intermediate host surveillance methods for detecting schistosomiasis reemergence in southwest China.

CGPH FACULTY: Michael Bates, Robert Spear DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Carlton EJ, Bates MN, Zhong B, Seto EY, Spear RC. Evaluation of mammalian and intermediate host surveillance methods for detecting schistosomiasis reemergence in southwest China. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Mar 8;5(3):e987. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000987. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Schistosomiasis has reemerged in China, threatening

Lung function in adults following in utero and childhood exposure to arsenic in drinking water: preliminary findings.

CGPH FACULTY: John Balmes, Allan H Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2011 REGION: Latin America, Africa REFERENCE: Dauphiné DC, Ferreccio C, Guntur S, Yuan Y, Hammond SK, Balmes J, Smith AH, Steinmaus C. Lung function in adults following in utero and childhood exposure to arsenic in drinking water: preliminary findings. Int Arch Occup Environ Health.

Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural women of Tamilnadu: implications for refining disease burden assessments attributable to household biomass combustion.

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Johnson P, Balakrishnan K, Ramaswamy P, Ghosh S, Sadhasivam M, Abirami O, Sathiasekaran BW, Smith KR, Thanasekaraan V, Subhashini AS. Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural women of Tamilnadu: implications for refining disease burden assessments attributable to household biomass combustion.

Impact of reduced maternal exposures to wood smoke from an introduced chimney stove on newborn birth weight in rural Guatemala.

CGPH FACULTY: Brenda Eskenazi, Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Thompson LM, Bruce N, Eskenazi B, Diaz A, Pope D, Smith KR. Impact of reduced maternal exposures to wood smoke from an introduced chimney stove on newborn birth weight in rural Guatemala. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Oct;119(10):1489-94. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1002928.

Effect of reduction in household air pollution on childhood pneumonia in Guatemala (RESPIRE): a randomised controlled trial.

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R. Smith, John Balmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Smith KR, McCracken JP, Weber MW, Hubbard A, Jenny A, Thompson LM, Balmes J, Diaz A, Arana B, Bruce N. Effect of reduction in household air pollution on childhood pneumonia in Guatemala (RESPIRE): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2011

Neurodevelopmental performance among school age children in rural Guatemala is associated with prenatal and postnatal exposure to carbon monoxide, a marker for exposure to woodsmoke.

CGPH FACULTY: Brenda Eskenazi, John Balmes, Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Dix-Cooper L, Eskenazi B, Romero C, Balmes J, Smith KR. Neurodevelopmental performance among school age children in rural Guatemala is associated with prenatal and postnatal exposure to carbon monoxide, a marker for exposure to woodsmoke. Neurotoxicology. 2012

Inverse association between Lancefield group G Streptococcus colonization and sore throat in slum and nonslum settings in Brazil.

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Tartof SY, Farrimond F, de Matos JA, Reis JN, Ramos RT, Andrade AN, dos Reis MG, Riley LW. Inverse association between Lancefield group G Streptococcus colonization and sore throat in slum and nonslum settings in Brazil. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jan;49(1):409-12. doi: