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Giridhara R Babu

Researcher at Public Health Foundation of India

Publications -  132
Citations -  2082

Giridhara R Babu is an academic researcher from Public Health Foundation of India. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Public health. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 115 publications receiving 1392 citations. Previous affiliations of Giridhara R Babu include Apollo Hospitals & Wellcome Trust.

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Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in India: Findings from the national serosurvey, May-June 2020

Manoj V Murhekar, +73 more
TL;DR: Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 was low among the adult population in India around the beginning of May 2020, and males, living in urban slums and occupation with high risk of exposure to potentially infected persons were associated with seropositivity.
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Biologically synthesized green silver nanoparticles from leaf extract of Vitex negundo L. induce growth-inhibitory effect on human colon cancer cell line HCT15

TL;DR: The results suggest that AgNPs may exert its antiproliferative effects on colon cancer cell line by suppressing its growth, arresting the G0/G1-phase, reducing DNA synthesis and inducing apoptosis.
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SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in India, August-September, 2020: findings from the second nationwide household serosurvey.

Manoj V Murhekar, +107 more
TL;DR: A second household serosurvey among individuals aged 10 years or older in the same 700 villages or wards within 70 districts in India that were included in the first sero-survey was conducted in this article.
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Breast cancer screening among females in Iran and recommendations for improved practice: a review.

TL;DR: It is highlighted that there is a need for aggressive preventative measures focusing on breast self examination and gradually moving towards national mammography programs in Iran ideally disseminated through the media with government support.
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Is hypertension associated with job strain? A meta-analysis of observational studies.

TL;DR: A meta-analysis of observational studies on hypertension among occupational groups was conducted to determine whether job strain was associated with hypertension, and concluded that despite methodological differences, case–control and cohort studies of good methodological quality showed positive associations between hypertension and job strain.