Nadia Akseer, BSc, MSc, PhD

Bendavid E, Boerma T, Akseer N, Langer A, Malembaka EB, Okiro EA, Wise  PH, Heft-Neal S, Black RE, Bhutta ZA; BRANCH Consortium Steering  Committee. The effects of armed conflict on the health of women and  children. Lancet. 2021 Feb 6;397(10273):522-532. doi:  10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00131-8. Epub 2021 Jan 24. PMID: 33503456. 

Kamali, M., Wright, J. E., Akseer, N., Tasic, H., Conway, K., Brar, S., Imanalieva ,C., Maritz, G., Rizvi, A., Stanbekov, B., Abduvalieva, B., Toialieva, E., Bhutta, Z. A. (2021). Trends and determinants of newborn mortality in Kyrgyzstan: A Countdown country case study. The Lancet Global Health, 9(3). doi:10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30460-5 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langloarticlePIIS2214-109X(20)30460-5/fulltext 

Carter A, Akseer N, Ho K, Rothschild O, Bose N, Binagwaho A, Hirschhorn LR, Price M, Muther K, Panjabi R, Freeman MC, Bednarczyk RA, Bhutta ZA. A framework for identifying and  learning from countries that demonstrated exemplary performance in  improving health outcomes and system. BMJ Global Health 2020;5:e002938. 

Vaivada T, Akseer N, Akseer S, Somaskandan A, Stefopulos M, Bhutta ZA.  Stunting in childhood: an overview of global burden, trends, determinants, and drivers of decline, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 112, Issue Supplement_2, September 2020, Pages 777S–791S, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa159 

Akseer N, Vaivada T, Rothschild O, Ho K, Bhutta ZA.  Understanding multifactorial drivers of child stunting reduction in Exemplar countries: a mixed-methods approach, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 112, Issue Supplement_2, September 2020, Pages 792S–805S, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa152 

Huicho L, Vidal-Cardenas E, Akseer N, Brar S, Conway K, Islam M, Juarez E, Rappaport A, Tasic H, Vaivada T, Wigle K, Bhutta ZA. Drivers of stunting reduction in Peru: a country case study, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 112, Issue Supplement_2, September 2020, Pages 816S–829S, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa164 

Wigle J, Akseer N, Mogilevskii R, Brar S, Conway K, Enikeeva Z, Iamshchikova M, Islam M, Kirbasheva D, Rappaport A, Tasic H, Vaivada T, Bhutta ZA. Drivers of stunting reduction in the Kyrgyz Republic: A country case study, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 112, Issue Supplement_2, September 2020, Pages 830S–843S, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa120 

Conway K, Akseer N, Subedi RK, Brar S, Bhattarai B, Dhungana RR, Islam M, Mainali A, Pradhan N, Tasic H, Thakur DN, Wigle J, Maskey M, Bhutta ZA.  Drivers of stunting reduction in Nepal: a country case study, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 112, Issue Supplement_2, September 2020, Pages 844S–859S, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa218 

Brar S, Akseer N, Sall M, Conway K,      Diouf I, Everett K, Islam M, Sene PIS, Tasic H, Wigle J, Bhutta ZA.       Drivers of stunting reduction in Senegal: a country case study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 112, Issue Supplement_2, September 2020, Pages 860S-874S. doi:  10.1093/ajcn/nqaa151. PMID: 32778881; PMCID: PMC7487429. 

Tasic H, Akseer N, Hagos S, Ataullahjan A, Brar S, Confreda E, Conway K, Shikur B, Islam M, Keats EC, Mohammedsanni A, Wigle J, Bhutta ZA.  Drivers of stunting reduction in Ethiopia: a country case study, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 112, Issue Supplement_2, September 2020, Pages 875S–893S, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa163 

Bhutta ZA, Akseer N, Keats EC, Vaivada T, Baker S, Horton SE, Katz J, Menon P, Piwoz E, Shekar M, Victora C, Black RE. How countries can reduce child stunting at scale: lessons from exemplar countries, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 112, Issue Supplement_2, September 2020, Pages 894S–904S, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa153 

Akseer N, Kandru G, Keats EC, Bhutta ZA. COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation strategies: implications for  maternal and child health and nutrition, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 112, Issue 2, August 2020, Pages 251–256, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa171

Akseer N, Wright J, Tasic H, et al. Women, children and adolescents in conflict countries: an assessment of inequalities in intervention coverage and survival. BMJ Global Health 2020;5:e002214. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-00221 

Akseer N, Wright JE, Tasic H, Everett K, Scudder E, Amsalu R, Boerma T, Bendavid E, Kamali M, Barros AJD, Silva ICM, Bhutta Z. Women, children and adolescents in conflict countries: an assessment of inequalities in intervention coverage and survival. BMJ Global Health, 2020;5:e002214. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002214

Akseer N, Mehta S, Wigle J, Chera R, Brickman ZJ, Sorichetti B, Vendermorris A, Hipgrave DB, Schwalbe N, Bhutta ZA. Non-communicable Diseases among Adolescents: Current Status, Determinants and Policies. BMC Public Health. In press 

Akseer N, Rizvi A, Bhatti Z, Das J, Everett K, Arur A, Chopra M, Bhutta Z. Association of Exposure to Civil Conflict With Maternal Resilience and Maternal and Child Health and Health System Performance in Afghanistan. JAMA Network Open, 2019;2(11):e1914819. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.14819

Akseer N, Kamali M, Bakhache N, Mirza M, Mehta S, Al-Gashm S, Bhutta ZA. Status and drivers of maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in the Islamic World: a comparative analysis. Lancet, 2018; 391(10129):1493–1512.

Akseer N, Bhatti Z, Mashal T, Soofi S, Moineddin M, Black RE, Bhutta ZA. Geospatial inequalities and determinants of nutritional status among women and children in Afghanistan: an observational study. Lancet Glob Health, 2018; 6(4):e447-e459.

Akseer N, Kamali M, Arifreen SE, Malik A, Bhatti Z, Thacker N, Maksey M, D’Silva H, Bhutta ZA. Addressing progress and change in maternal and child health: how has South Asia fared? BMJ, 2017. 357:j1608.

Akseer N, Al-Gashm S, Mehta S, Mokdad A, Bhutta ZA. Global and Regional Trends in the Nutritional Status of Young People: A Critical and Neglected Age Group. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 2017; 1396(236):3-20. 

Akseer N, Bhatti Z, Rizvi A, Salehi AS, Mashal MT, Bhutta ZA. Coverage and inequalities in maternal and child health interventions in Afghanistan. BMC Public Health, 2016. 16 (Suppl 2):797. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3406-1

Akseer N, Salehi AS, Hossain SM, Mashal MT, Rasooly MH, Bhatti Z, Rizvi A, Bhutta ZA. Achieving maternal and child health gains in Afghanistan: a countdown to 2015 country case study. Lancet Glob Health, 2016; 4(6):e395-e413. 

Akseer N, Kamali M, Husain S, Mirza M, Bakhache N, Bhutta ZA. Strategies to avert preventable mortality among mothers and children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region- new initiatives, new hope. East Mediterr Health J, 2015; 21(5): 361-73

Akseer N, Lawn J, Keenan W, Konstantopolous A, Cooper P, Ismail Z, Thacker N, Cabral S, Bhutta ZA. Ending preventable newborn deaths in a generation. FIGO World Report on Women’s Health: Int J Gynecol Obstet, 2015; 131(1): S43-8.

Co-authored

Das JK, Akseer N, Mirzazada S, Peera Z, Noorzada O, Armstrong CE, Mukhtar K, Naeem AJ, Bhutta ZA. Scaling up primary health services for improving reproductive, maternal, and child health: a multisectoral collaboration in the conflict setting of Afghanistan. BMJ, 2018;363:k4986. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k4986.

Keats EC, Akseer N, Bhatti Z, Ngugi AK, Macharia W, Rizvi A, Bhutta ZA. Socioeconomic and Geospatial Inequalities in Maternal and Child Health Interventions in Kenya. Preparing for submission to JAMA Open. In- press.

Science M, Akseer N, Asner S, Allen U. Risk Stratification of Immunocompromised Children, including Pediatric Transplant Recipients at Risk of Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease. Pediatr Transplant. In-press.

Akseer N & GBD 2016 Meningitis Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet Neurol, 2018;17(12):1061-1082. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30387-9

Akseer N & GBD 2016 Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet Neurol, 2018. pii: S1474-4422(18)30415-0. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30415-0

Akseer N & GBD 2017 SDG Collaborators. Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet, 2018;392(10159):2091-2138. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32281-5.

Akseer N & GBD 2017 Population and Fertility Collaborators. Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet, 2018;392(10159):1995-2051. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32278-5

Akseer N & GBD 2017 Risk Factor Collaborators. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet, 2018;392(10159):1923-1994. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6. 

Akseer N & GBD 2017 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet, 2018;392(10159):1789-1858. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32279-7.

Akseer N & GBD 2017 Causes of Death Collaborators. Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet, 2018;392(10159):1736-1788. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32203-7

Akseer N & GBD 2017 Mortality Collaborators. Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet, 2018;392(10159):1684-1735. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31891-9.

Akseer N & GBD 2017 DALYs and HALE Collaborators. Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet, 2018;392(10159):1859-1922. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32335-3.

Salehi AS, Saljuqi ATK, Akseer N, Rao K, Coe K. Factors influencing performance by contracted non-state providers implementing a basic package of health services in Afghanistan. Int J Equity Health, 2018;17(1):128. doi: 10.1186/s12939-018-0847-4.

Akseer N & GBD Injury Collaborators. Global Mortality From Firearms, 1990-2016. JAMA, 2018;320(8):792-814. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.10060

Wigle J, Akseer N, Carbone S, Raluca B, Barwick M, Zlotkin S. Measuring global health competencies of healthcare professionals: A validated survey and evidence-based framework. BMJ Globl Health, 2018; 3(4):e000792. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000792

Akseer N & GBD 2016 Alcohol Collaborators. Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 2018;392(10152):1015-1035. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31310-2

Akseer N & GBD 2016 Healthcare Access and Quality Collaborators. Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 2018;391(10136):2236-2271. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30994-2.

Keats EC, Macharia W, Singh NS, Akseer N, Ravishankar N, Ngugi AK, Rizvi A, Khaemba EN, Tole J, Bhutta ZA. Accelerating Kenya’s Progress to 2030: Understanding the Determinants of Under-Five Mortality from 1990 to 2015. BMJ Glob Health, 2018;3(3):e000655. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000655.

Yan LD, Mwale J, Straitz S, Biemba G, Bhutta Z, Ross JF, Mwananyanda L, Nambao M, Ngwakum P, Genovese E, Banda B, Akseer N, Yeboah-Antwi K, Rockers PC, Hamer DH. Equity dimensions of the availability and quality of reproductive, maternal and neonatal health services in Zambia. Trop Med Int Health, 2018; 23(4):433-445.

Carbone S, Wigle J, Akseer N, Barac R, Barwich M, Zlotkin S. Perceived reciprocal value of health professionals’ participation in global child health work. Globalization Health, 2017. doi: 10.1186/s12992-017-0250-8

Keats E, Ngugi A, Macharia W, Akseer N, Khaemba E, Bhatti Z, Rizvi A, Tole J, Bhutta ZA. Progress and priorities for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in Kenya: a Countdown to 2015 country case study. Lancet Glob Health, 2017; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30246-2

Akseer N & GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 2017; 390(10100):1345-1422.

Akseer N & GBD 2016 DALYs and HALE Collaborators. Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 2017; 390(10100):1260-1344.

Akseer N & GBD 2016 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 2017; 390(10100):1211-1259.

Akseer N & GBD 2016 Mortality Collaborators. Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 2017; 390(10100):1084-1150.

Akseer N & GBD 2016 SDG Collaborators. Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 2017; 390(10100):1423-1459.

Akseer N & GBD 2015 Collaborators. Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet, 2017; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30818-8

Akseer N & GBD 2015 Collaborators. Child and adolescent health from 1990 to 2015 findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 Study. JAMA Ped, 2017; doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.0250.

Akseer N & GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2013. Plos One, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169575

Akseer N & GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Burden of musculoskeletal disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2013: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Ann Rheum Dis, 2017. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210146

Akseer N & GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Burden of Diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2013: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2016; 95(6):1319-1329.

Akseer N… Bhutta ZA... Berman P. Countdown to 2015 country case studies: what can analysis of national health financing contribute to understanding MDG 4 and 5 progress? BMC Public Health, 2016. 16 (Suppl 2):792. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3403-4

Ma XW, Pell LG, Akseer N, Khan S, Lam RE, Louch D, Science M, Morris SK. Demographics and Risk Profiles of Travelers at a Canadian Pediatric Tertiary Care Travel Clinic, with Focus on Pediatric Travelers and Travelers Visiting Friends and Relatives. J Travel Med, 2016; 14(2):148-154. 

Akseer N & GBD 2015 Maternal Mortality Collaborators. Maternal mortality 1990 to 2015: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 Study. Lancet, 2016; 388(10053):1775-1812.

Akseer N & GBD 2015 Cause of Death Collaborators. Global, regional, national and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1980- 2015: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 Study. Lancet, 2016; 388(10053):1725-1774.

Akseer N & GBD 2015 DALYs and HALEs Collaborators. Global, regional, and national disability‐adjusted life years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990‐2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) 2015 Study. Lancet, 2016; 388(10053):1603-1658.

Akseer N & GBD 2015 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators. Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet, 2016; 388(10053):1459-1544.

Akseer N & GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 acute and chronic diseases and injuries, 1990‐2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet, 2016; 388(10053):1545-1602.

Akseer N & GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. High fasting plasma glucose, diabetes mellitus and its risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2013: findings from the Global burden of Disease study 2013. Diabetes Care, 2016. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc16-1075

Haidong Wang, Wolock TM... Akseer N... Murray CJL. Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980–2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet HIV, 2016; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30087-X

Lim SS, Allen K, Bhutta ZA... Akseer N... Murray CJL. Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet, 2016; 388(10053):1813-1850.

Toulany A, Wong M, Katzman DK, Akseer N, Steinegger C, Hancock-Howard RL, Coyte PC. Cost Analysis of Inpatient Treatment of Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: Hospital and Caregiver Perspectives. CMAJ Open, 2015; 3(2):E192-E197.

Rautava J, Pinnell LJ, Vong L, Akseer N, Assa A, Sherman PM. Oral microbiome composition changes in mouse models of colitis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2014. doi:10.1111/jgh.12713.

Liu, J, Akseer, N, Hay J, Faught B, Wade T, Cairney J. Use of Leg-Length to Height ratio to assess the risk of childhood overweight and obesity: results from the longitudinal cohort study. Ann Epidemiol, 2012; 22: 120-125. 

Kamali, M., Wright, J. E., Akseer, N., Tasic, H., Conway, K., Brar, S., Imanalieva ,C., Maritz, G., Rizvi, A., Stanbekov, B., Abduvalieva, B., Toialieva, E., Bhutta, Z. A. (2021). Trends and determinants of newborn mortality in Kyrgyzstan: A Countdown country case study. The Lancet Global Health, 9(3). doi:10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30460-5 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langloarticlePIIS2214-109X(20)30460-5/fulltext  

Tasic, H., Akseer., Gebreyesus, S., Ataullahjan, A., Brar, S., Confreda, E., Conway, K., Endris, B., Islam, M., Keats, E., Mohammedsanni, A., Wigle J., & Bhutta, Z. A. (2020). Drivers of stunting reduction in Ethiopia: A country case study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 112(Supplement_2). doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqaa163 https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/112/Supplement_2/875S/5897228   

Conway, K., Akseer, N., Subedi, R.K., Brar, S., Bhattarai, B., Pradhan, N., Tasic, H., Thakur, D.N., Wigle, J., Bhutta, Z. A. (2020). Drivers of stunting reduction in Nepal: A country case study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 112(Supplement_2). doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqaa218 https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/112/Supplement_2/844S/5901954 

Huicho, L., Vidal, E., Akseer, N., Brar, S., Conway, K., Islam, M., Juarez, E., Rappaport, A., Tasic, H., Vaivada, T., Wigle, J., & Bhutta, Z A. (2020). Drivers of stunting reduction in Peru: A country case study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 112(Supplement_2). doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqaa164 https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/112/Supplement_2/816S/5898918   

Wigle, J., Akseer, N., Mogilevski, R., Brar, S., Conway, K., Enikeeva, Z., Iamshchikova, M., Kirbasheva, D., Rappaport, A., Tasic, H., Vaivada, T., & Bhutta, Z A. (2020). Drivers of stunting reduction in the Kyrgyz Republic: A country case study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 112(Supplement_2). doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqaa120 https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/112/Supplement_2/830S/5872357   

Brar, S., Akseer, N., Sall, M., Conway, K., Diouf, I., Everett, K., Islam, M., Sene, P., Tasic, H., & Wigle, J, & Bhutta, Z. (2020). Drivers of stunting reduction in SENEGAL: A country case study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 112(Supplement_2). doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqaa151 https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/112/Supplement_2/860S/5890706?searchresult=1   

 A few of Michael’s publications are listed below and can be found at: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ZMCtCnUAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&gmla=AJsN-F5YHodCpkRDEBhkx8NMMXQ22Ec0dVqLHfi3ZZULjKC1P5DIdb7-v6oGNMT413ZLWtoLYtllUngf2-wR6aravUvPoQy-rzqBEZ3FDywZhR13CRJMZOs

Onah, M. N. (2021). Women's empowerment and child nutrition in South-Central Asia; how important is socioeconomic status?. SSM-population health, 13, 100718.

Iamshchikova, M., Mogilevskii, R., & Onah, M. N. (2021). Trends in out of pocket payments and catastrophic health expenditure in the Kyrgyz Republic post “Manas Taalimi” and “Den Sooluk” health reforms, 2012–2018. International Journal for Equity in Health, 20(1), 1-17.

Michael N Onah, John Hoddinott, and Sue Horton. Qualitative exploration of the dynamics of women’s dietary diversity. How much does economic empowerment matter? Accepted at Public Health Nutrition

Michael N Onah, Sumra Kureishy, Gul Nawaz Khan, Shailla Jaan Shafiq, Jessica Bourdaire, Saskia de Pee, and Sajid Soofi. The cost-effectiveness of a cash-based transfer, specialized nutritious food, and social and behavioural change communication intervention package to prevent undernutrition among children 6-23 months in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. Submitted to Health Policy and Planning.

Fabek H, Sanchez-Hernandez D, Ahmed M, Marinangeli CPF, House JD,, Anderson GH. (2021) An examination of contributions of animal-and plant based dietary patters on the nutrient quality of diets of adult Canadians. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism (In press).

Marinangeli CPF, Fabek H, Ahmed M, Sanchez-Hernandez D, Foisy S, House JD. (2021) The effect of increasing intakes of plant protein on the protein quality of Canadian diets on any given day. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism (In press).

Chan CKY, Fabek H, Mollard RC, Jones PJH, Tulbek MC,  Chibbar RN, Gangola MP, Ramadoss BJ, Sánchez-Hernández D,  Anderson GH. (2019). Faba bean protein flours added to pasta reduce post-ingestion glycaemia, and increase satiety, protein content and quality. Food and Function, 10(7476-7488). doi: 10.1039/C9FO01186B

El Khoury D, Vien S, Sanchez-Hernandez D, Kung B, Wright A, Goff HD, Anderson GH. (2019). Increased milk protein content and whey-to-casein ratio in milk served with breakfast cereal reduce postprandial glycemia in healthy adults: An examination of mechanisms of action. Journal of Dairy Science, 102(8):6766-6780. doi: 10.3168/jds.2019-16358

Schwartz A, Hunschede S, Lacombe RJS, Chatterjee D, Sánchez‐Hernández D, Kubant R, Bazinet RP,  Hamilton JK and Anderson GH. (2019) Acute decrease in plasma testosterone and appetite after either glucose or protein beverages in adolescent males. Clinical Endrocrinology, 91(2):295-303. doi.org/10.1111/cen.14005

Sánchez-Hernández D,  Anderson GH, Poon AN,  Pannia E, Cho CE,  Huot PSP, Kubant R. (2016) Maternal fat-soluble vitamins, brain development, and regulation of feeding behavior: an overview of research. Nutrition Research, 36(10): 1045-1054. doi:10.1016/j.nutres.2016.09.009

Sánchez-Hernández D, Poon AN, Kubant R, Kim H, Huot PSP, Cho CE, Pannia E, Reza-López SA, Pausova Z, Bazinet RP and Anderson GH. (2016) High vitamin A intake during pregnancy modifies dopaminergic reward system and decreases preference for sucrose in Wistar rat offspring. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 27:104-11. doi:10.1016/j.jnutbio.2015.08.020

Sánchez-Hernández D, Poon AN, Kubant R, Kim H, Huot PSP, Cho CE, Pannia E, Pausova Z and Anderson GH. (2015) A gestational diet high in fat soluble vitamins alters expression of genes in brain pathways and reduces sucrose preference, but not food intake, in Wistar male rat offspring. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 40: 424-431. doi:10.1139/apnm-2014-0480

Sánchez-Hernández D, Cho CE, Reza-López SA, Kubant R, Poon A, Wang J, Huot PSP, Smith CE and  Anderson GH. (2014) Increasing vitamin A post-weaning diet modifies the effects of high-vitamin gestational diets on DNA methylation, and food intake and reward gene expression in male rat offspring. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 25(10): 991-996. doi:10.1016/j.jnutbio.2014.05.002

Predictors of De Novo Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease After Liver Transplantation and Associated Fibrosis. Liver Transplantation 2019 https://doi.org/10.1002/lt.25338

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