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Martin W. Bloem
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Publications - 141
Citations - 7899
Martin W. Bloem is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Malnutrition. The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 135 publications receiving 7125 citations. Previous affiliations of Martin W. Bloem include Helen Keller International & United Nations.
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High Food Prices and the Global Financial Crisis Have Reduced Access to Nutritious Food and Worsened Nutritional Status and Health
Henk Jan Brinkman,Saskia de Pee,Saskia de Pee,Issa Sanogo,Ludovic Subran,Martin W. Bloem,Martin W. Bloem,Martin W. Bloem +7 more
TL;DR: This paper assesses the impact of the crises on food consumption, nutrition, and health in the developing world using risk analysis using the cost of the food basket, assessment surveys, simulations, and regression analysis using a food consumption score (FCS), reflecting diet frequency and diversity.
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The anemia of vitamin A deficiency: epidemiology and pathogenesis
Richard D. Semba,Martin W. Bloem +1 more
TL;DR: Although vitamin A deficiency is recognized to cause anemia, ‘vitamin A deficiency anemia’ lacks complete characterization as a distinct clinical entity, and further work is needed to elucidate the biological mechanisms by which vitamin A causes anemia.
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Effect of parental formal education on risk of child stunting in Indonesia and Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
Richard D. Semba,Saskia de Pee,Kai Sun,Mayang Sari,Nasima Akhter,Martin W. Bloem,Martin W. Bloem,Martin W. Bloem +7 more
TL;DR: In Indonesia, high levels of maternal and paternal education were both associated with protective caregiving behaviours, including vitamin A capsule receipt, complete childhood immunisations, better sanitation, and use of iodised salt.
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Low dietary diversity is a predictor of child stunting in rural Bangladesh
Jee Hyun Rah,Nasima Akhter,R. D. Semba,S. de Pee,Martin W. Bloem,Ashley A. Campbell,Ashley A. Campbell,Regina Moench-Pfanner,Kai Sun,Jane Badham,Klaus Kraemer +10 more
TL;DR: Reduced dietary diversity is a strong predictor of stunting in rural Bangladesh and the inclusion of a variety of food groups into complementary foods may be essential to improve child nutritional status.
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Household Dietary Diversity and Food Expenditures Are Closely Linked in Rural Bangladesh, Increasing the Risk of Malnutrition Due to the Financial Crisis
Andrew L. Thorne-Lyman,Natalie Valpiani,Kai Sun,Richard D. Semba,Christine L. Klotz,Klaus Kraemer,Nasima Akhter,Saskia de Pee,Saskia de Pee,Regina Moench-Pfanner,Mayang Sari,Martin W. Bloem,Martin W. Bloem,Martin W. Bloem +13 more
TL;DR: Low dietary diversity during the period prior to major food price increases indicates potential risk for worsening of micronutrient deficiencies and child malnutrition in Bangladesh.