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Lars Åke Persson
Researcher at University of London
Publications - 250
Citations - 13231
Lars Åke Persson is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 65, co-authored 238 publications receiving 12060 citations. Previous affiliations of Lars Åke Persson include Addis Ababa University & International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh.
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Breast-feeding protects against celiac disease
TL;DR: The gradual introduction of gluten-containing foods into the diet of infants while they are still being breast-fed reduces the risk of celiac disease in early childhood and probably also during the subsequent childhood period.
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Risk of childhood undernutrition related to small-for-gestational age and preterm birth in low- and middle-income countries
Parul Christian,Sun Eun Lee,Moira Donahue Angel,Linda S. Adair,Shams El Arifeen,Per Ashorn,Fernando C. Barros,Caroline H.D. Fall,Wafaie W. Fawzi,Wei Hao,Gang Hu,Jean H. Humphrey,Lieven Huybregts,Lieven Huybregts,Charu V. Joglekar,Simon Kariuki,Patrick Kolsteren,Patrick Kolsteren,Ghattu V. Krishnaveni,Enqing Liu,Reynaldo Martorell,David Osrin,Lars Åke Persson,Usha Ramakrishnan,Linda Richter,Dominique Roberfroid,Ayesha Sania,Feiko O. ter Kuile,Feiko O. ter Kuile,Feiko O. ter Kuile,James M. Tielsch,Cesar G. Victora,Chittaranjan S. Yajnik,Hong Yan,Lingxia Zeng,Robert E. Black +35 more
TL;DR: It is estimated that childhood undernutrition may have its origins in the foetal period, suggesting a need to intervene early, ideally during pregnancy, with interventions known to reduce FGR and preterm birth.
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Epidemic of coeliac disease in Swedish children
Anneli Ivarsson,Lars Åke Persson,Lennarth Nyström,Henry Ascher,B Cavell,Lars Danielsson,A Dannaeus,T Lindberg,B Lindquist,Lars Stenhammar,Olle Hernell +10 more
TL;DR: The ecological observations made in this study are compatible with the epidemic being the result of a change in and an interplay among three factors within the area of infant feeding, i.e. amount of gluten given, age at introduction of gluten, and whether breastfeeding was ongoing or not when gluten was introduced.
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Factors associated with spousal physical violence against women in bangladesh
TL;DR: Factors associated with domestic violence in urban and rural Bangladesh revealed that in both residential areas, dowry or other demands in marriage and a history of abuse of the husband's mother by his father increased the risk of violence.
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Arsenic Exposure During Pregnancy and Size at Birth: A Prospective Cohort Study in Bangladesh
Anisur Rahman,Marie Vahter,Allan H. Smith,Barbro Nermell,Mohammed Yunus,Shams El Arifeen,Lars Åke Persson,Eva-Charlotte Ekström +7 more
TL;DR: A significant negative dose effects were found with birth weight and head and chest circumferences at a low level of arsenic exposure (<100 microg/L in urine), which warrants further investigation.