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List of works by Alessandra Prioreschi

A qualitative study reporting maternal perceptions of the importance of play for healthy growth and development in the first two years of life

scientific article published on 09 September 2020

A scoping review examining physical activity measurement and levels in the first 2 years of life.

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A three month controlled intervention of intermittent whole body vibration designed to improve functional ability and attenuate bone loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

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Cardiorespiratory fitness levels and associations with physical activity and body composition in young South African adults from Soweto

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Changes in physical activity measured by accelerometry following initiation of DMARD therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.

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Describing objectively measured physical activity levels, patterns, and correlates in a cross sectional sample of infants and toddlers from South Africa.

scientific article published on 22 December 2017

Describing the diurnal relationships between objectively measured mother and infant physical activity.

scientific article published on 25 June 2018

Development and feasibility of a wearable infant wrist band for the objective measurement of physical activity using accelerometery.

scientific article published in March 2018

Examining the relationships between body image, eating attitudes, BMI, and physical activity in rural and urban South African young adult females using structural equation modeling

scientific article published on 16 November 2017

Habitual Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Bone Health in Rheumatoid Arthritis

scientific article published on 10 August 2015

In Patients with Established RA, Positive Effects of a Randomised Three Month WBV Therapy Intervention on Functional Ability, Bone Mineral Density and Fatigue Are Sustained for up to Six Months

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Incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus with HIV infection in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 29 March 2017

Maternal and early life nutrition and physical activity: setting the research and intervention agenda for addressing the double burden of malnutrition in South African children

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Medical, behavioural and social preconception and interconception risk factors among pregnancy planning and recently pregnant Canadian women

scientific article published in 2022

Physical Activity Levels, Food Insecurity and Dietary Behaviours in Women from Soweto, South Africa

scientific article published on 19 June 2020

Pilot implementation of Bukhali: A preconception health trial in South Africa

scientific article published on 07 July 2020

Rural-urban variations in age at menarche, adult height, leg-length and abdominal adiposity in black South African women in transitioning South Africa

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The association between fetal growth and neonatal adiposity in urban South African infants

scientific article published on 30 September 2020

The associations between adult body composition and abdominal adiposity outcomes, and relative weight gain and linear growth from birth to age 22 in the Birth to Twenty Plus cohort, South Africa

scientific article published on 16 January 2018

The clinical utility of accelerometry in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

scientific article published on June 26, 2013

Understanding how maternal social and biological factors are related to fetal growth in an urban South African cohort

scientific article published on 17 February 2020

Understanding the Relationship between Socio-Economic Status, Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour, and Adiposity in Young Adult South African Women Using Structural Equation Modelling

scientific article published on 23 October 2017

Whole body vibration increases hip bone mineral density in road cyclists

scientific article published on 04 May 2012