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Prashant P. Joshi
Researcher at Government Medical College, Nagpur
Publications - 53
Citations - 6942
Prashant P. Joshi is an academic researcher from Government Medical College, Nagpur. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 45 publications receiving 6180 citations. Previous affiliations of Prashant P. Joshi include Université libre de Bruxelles & Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram.
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Human trypanosomiasis caused by trypanosoma evansi in a village in india: preliminary serologic survey of the local population
V. R. Shegokar,Rajaram M. Powar,Prashant P. Joshi,Aradhana Bhargava,Vibhawari S. Dani,Ravindra Katti,Vasant R. Zare,Vithhalrao D. Khanande,Jean Jannin,Philippe Truc +9 more
TL;DR: Serologic screening of 1,806 persons from the village of origin of the patient in India was performed using the card agglutination test for trypanosomiasis and T. evansi, which suggests frequent vector transmission of parasites to humans.
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Impact of alcohol on coronary heart disease in Indian men.
Ambuj Roy,Dorairaj Prabhakaran,Panniyammakal Jeemon,Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan,Viswanathan Mohan,Lakshmy Ramakrishnan,Prashant P. Joshi,F. U. Ahmed,B. V. M. Mohan,Ram Kirti Saran,Nakul Sinha,Kolli Srinath Reddy,Kolli Srinath Reddy +12 more
TL;DR: This study indicated an association in the reverse direction, suggesting possible harm of alcohol for coronary risk in Indian men, and did not observe an inverse (protective) association between alcohol intake and the prevalence of CHD.
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Treatment and follow-up of the first case of human trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma evansi in India
Prashant P. Joshi,A. Chaudhari,V. R. Shegokar,RM Powar,V. S. Dani,A.M. Somalwar,Jean Jannin,Philippe Truc +7 more
TL;DR: Clinical, serological and parasitological investigations at 6 months indicate complete cure of the patient and suramin should be considered in the treatment of other cases of human T. evansi infection, if they occur.
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Double burden of underweight and overweight among children (10-19 years of age) of employees working in Indian industrial units.
Panniyammakal Jeemon,Dorairaj Prabhakaran,Viswanathan Mohan,Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan,Prashant P. Joshi,F. U. Ahmed,Vivek Chaturvedi,K.S. Reddy +7 more
TL;DR: There is a double burden of underweight and overweight among Indian children and adolescents.
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Does Glycemic Control Offer Similar Benefits Among Patients With Diabetes in Different Regions of the World? Results from the ADVANCE trial
Mark Woodward,Anushka Patel,Sophia Zoungas,Lisheng Liu,C. Y. Pan,Neil R Poulter,Andrzej Januszewicz,Nikhil Tandon,Prashant P. Joshi,Simon Heller,Bruce Neal,John Chalmers +11 more
TL;DR: Irrespective of absolute risk, the effects of intensive glycemic control with the gliclazide MR-based regimen used in ADVANCE were similar across Asia, EMEs, and eastern Europe, and can safely be recommended for patients with type 2 diabetes in all of these regions.