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List of works by Grace S Marquis

A Community-Based Positive Deviance/Hearth Infant and Young Child Nutrition Intervention in Ecuador Improved Diet and Reduced Underweight.

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A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial of Maternal Postpartum Deworming to Improve Infant Weight Gain in the Peruvian Amazon

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A case-control study to examine the association between breastfeeding during late pregnancy and risk of a small-for-gestational-age birth in Lima, Peru

scientific article published on 01 October 2012

A comparison of patterns of breastfeeding and complementary feeding in Peru and Ghana.

scientific article published in January 2004

A longitudinal assessment of the diet and growth of malnourished children participating in nutrition rehabilitation centres in Accra, Ghana

scientific article published in June 2004

A randomized, 4-month mango and fat supplementation trial improved vitamin A status among young Gambian children

scientific article published in December 2002

An Integrated Education Intervention Improves the Feeding Frequency of Infants and Young Children in the Upper Manya Krobo District of Ghana

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An agriculture–nutrition intervention improved children's diet and growth in a randomized trial in Ghana

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

An assets-based approach to promoting girls' financial literacy, savings, and education

scientific article published on 30 July 2018

An integrated microcredit, entrepreneurial training, and nutrition education intervention is associated with better growth among preschool-aged children in rural Ghana

scientific article published on 10 December 2014

An overlap of breastfeeding during late pregnancy is associated with subsequent changes in colostrum composition and morbidity rates among Peruvian infants and their mothers

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Aryeetey, R. N. O., Marquis, G. S., Brakohiapa, L., Timms, L., &Lartey, A. (2009). Subclinical mastitis may not reduce breastmilk intake during established lactation.

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Association of Whole Blood Fatty Acids and Growth in Southern Ghanaian Children 2–6 Years of Age

scientific article published on 24 July 2018

Association of breastfeeding and stunting in Peruvian toddlers: an example of reverse causality

scientific article published on 01 April 1997

Association of serum selenium with thyroxin in severely iodine-deficient young children from the Amhara region of Ethiopia

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Bioethics in scientific research: conflicts between subject's equitable access to participate in research and current regulations

scientific article published on 01 April 2005

Breast milk or animal-product foods improve linear growth of Peruvian toddlers consuming marginal diets

scientific article published on November 1, 1997

Breastfeeding and stunting among toddlers in Peru

scientific article published on 01 January 2000

Breastfeeding initiation and duration among low-income women in Alabama: the importance of personal and familial experiences in making infant-feeding choices

scientific article published on 01 February 2002

Caregivers’ nutrition knowledge and attitudes are associated with household food diversity and children’s animal source food intake across different agro-ecological zones in Ghana

scientific article published on 12 November 2015

Child development in rural Ghana: Associations between cognitive/language milestones and indicators of nutrition and stimulation of children under two years of age.

scientific article published on 22 January 2018

Community interventions for dietary improvement in Ghana

scientific article published on December 2014

Constraints on the use of animal source foods for young children in ghana: A participatory rapid appraisal approach.

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Correction: Bougma, K., et al. Iodine and Mental Development of Children 5 Years Old and Under: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients 2013, 5, 1384–1416

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Decline of exclusive breastfeeding: Practical advice and stronger policy compliance are needed in government health services in Lima, Peru

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Detection of Giardia lamblia antigen in children living in a Peruvian periurban shantytown (Pueblo Joven).

scientific article published on March 1991

Diet and food insufficiency among Hispanic youths: acculturation and socioeconomic factors in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

scientific article published in December 2003

Double Fortified Salt Intervention Improved Iron Intake But Not Energy and Other Nutrient Intakes in Female Tea Plantation Workers From West Bengal, India

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Double-fortified salt is efficacious in improving indicators of iron deficiency in female Indian tea pickers

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Effect of dietary viscosity on energy intake by breast-fed and non-breast-fed children during and after acute diarrhea

scientific article published on 01 February 1993

Ethiopian pre-school children consuming a predominantly unrefined plant-based diet have low prevalence of iron-deficiency anaemia

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Evaluation of the effects of iodized salt on the mental development of preschool-aged children: a cluster randomized trial in northern Ethiopia

scientific article published on 3 May 2016

Factors are not the same for risk of stopping exclusive breast-feeding and introducing different types of liquids and solids in HIV-affected communities in Ghana

scientific article published on 6 May 2016

Fecal contamination of shanty town toddlers in households with non-corralled poultry, Lima, Peru

scientific article published on 01 February 1990

Food insecurity and perceived stress but not HIV infection are independently associated with lower energy intakes among lactating Ghanaian women

scientific article published on January 1, 2011

Glutathione, glutathione peroxidase, and selenium status in HIV-positive and HIV-negative adolescents and young adults

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HIV-infected US youth are at high risk of obesity and poor diet quality: a challenge for improving short- and long-term health outcomes

scientific article published in October 2004

HIV-negative status is associated with very early onset of lactation among ghanaian women

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Household food insecurity but not dietary diversity is associated with children's mean micronutrient density adequacy in rural communities across Ghana

scientific article published on 05 April 2019

Household food insecurity is associated with respiratory infections among 6-11-month old infants in Rural Ghana

scientific article published on 6 May 2015

Immune activation and oxidative damage in HIV-positive and HIV-negative adolescents

scientific article published in February 2005

Indigenous Shawi communities and national food security support: Right direction, but not enough

Infant and young child feeding practices and stunting in two highland provinces in Ecuador.

scientific article published on 6 June 2016

Introduction of iodised salt benefits infants' mental development in a community-based cluster-randomised effectiveness trial in Ethiopia

scientific article published on 01 April 2018

Iodine and mental development of children 5 years old and under: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Lipid profile and dyslipidemia among school-age children in urban Ghana

scientific article published on 6 March 2018

Marital Status and Support for Women's and Children's Wellbeing: Perspectives of Rural Ghanaian Women (P04-038-19)

Maternal Deworming Research Study (MADRES) protocol: a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial to determine the effectiveness of deworming in the immediate postpartum period

scientific article published on 17 June 2015

Maternal HIV is associated with reduced growth in the first year of life among infants in the Eastern region of Ghana: The research to improve infant nutrition and growth (RIING) project

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Persistent household food insecurity, HIV, and maternal stress in Peri-Urban Ghana

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Plasma cytokines and oxidative damage in HIV-positive and HIV-negative adolescents and young adults: a protective role for IL-10?

scientific article published in August 2005

Postnatal depression symptoms are associated with increased diarrhea among infants of HIV-positive Ghanaian mothers

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Postpartum consequences of an overlap of breastfeeding and pregnancy: reduced breast milk intake and growth during early infancy

scientific article published on April 2002

Pre-pregnancy iodized salt improved children's cognitive development in randomized trial in Ethiopia

scientific article published on 07 January 2020

Prevalence and predictors of overweight and obesity among school-aged children in urban Ghana

scientific article published on 4 December 2017

Prevalence and symptoms of Enterobius vermicularis infections in a Peruvian shanty town

scientific article published on November 1, 1991

Rapid reinfection by Giardia lamblia after treatment in a hyperendemic Third World community

scientific article published on February 1988

Recognizing the reversible nature of child-feeding decisions: Breastfeeding, weaning, and relactation patterns in a shanty town community of Lima, Peru

scientific article published on 01 September 1998

Reliability of length measurements collected by community nurses and health volunteers in rural growth monitoring and promotion services

scientific article published on 17 February 2018

Selenium inadequacy hampers thyroid response of young children after iodine repletion

scientific article published on 24 July 2018

Spatial Variation of Human Selenium in Ethiopia

scientific article published on 30 August 2018

Stunting, selenium deficiency and anemia are associated with poor cognitive performance in preschool children from rural Ethiopia

scientific article published on 12 April 2016

Subclinical mastitis is common among ghanaian women lactating 3 to 4 months postpartum

scientific article published on 01 August 2008

Subclinical mastitis may not reduce breastmilk intake during established lactation.

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Tackling poverty through private sector microcredit programs in Ghana: Does infant and young child nutrition improve?

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The Effect of Deworming on Growth in One-Year-Old Children Living in a Soil-Transmitted Helminth-Endemic Area of Peru: A Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on October 2015

The nutritional phenotype in the age of metabolomics

scientific article published on July 2005

US youths in the early stages of HIV disease have low intakes of some micronutrients important for optimal immune function

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Viral etiology of pneumonia in a cohort of newborns till 24 months of age in Rural Mirzapur, Bangladesh

scientific article published in January 2006

Vitamin D status in adolescents and young adults with HIV infection

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Vitamins C and E in adolescents and young adults with HIV infection.

scientific article published in April 2006

Water cost and availability: key determinants of family hygiene in a Peruvian shantytown

scientific article published on 01 November 1993