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Tor A. Strand
Researcher at Innlandet Hospital Trust
Publications - 230
Citations - 7700
Tor A. Strand is an academic researcher from Innlandet Hospital Trust. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 203 publications receiving 5598 citations. Previous affiliations of Tor A. Strand include University of Bergen & Kathmandu.
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Vitamin D status in early childhood is not associated with cognitive development and linear growth at 6–9 years of age in North Indian children: a cohort study
Ranadip Chowdhury,Sunita Taneja,Ingrid Kvestad,Mari Hysing,Nita Bhandari,Tor A. Strand,Tor A. Strand +6 more
TL;DR: The findings do not support the notion that poor vitamin D status in early childhood is an important limitation for cognitive development and linear growth.
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Two Weeks of Zinc Administration to Nepalese Children with Pneumonia Does Not Reduce the Incidence of Pneumonia or Diarrhea during the Next Six Months
Ram Krishna Chandyo,Prakash S. Shrestha,Palle Valentiner-Branth,Maria Mathisen,Sudha Basnet,Manjeswori Ulak,Manjeswori Ulak,Ramesh K. Adhikari,Halvor Sommerfelt,Halvor Sommerfelt,Tor A. Strand,Tor A. Strand +11 more
TL;DR: A short course of zinc supplementation given during an episode of pneumonia did not prevent diarrheal or respiratory illness over the next 6 mo, and plasma zinc was significantly higher in the group receiving zinc.
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How Much Do Nepalese Mothers Know about Child Development
TL;DR: In this article, a study was conducted to assess mothers' knowledge on child development in Nepal and found that parental knowledge is important for maximal developmental potential, and that the caregivers knowledges are more aware of the development of children.
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Cobalamin and Folate Status among Breastfed Infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal
Ram Krishna Chandyo,Manjeswori Ulak,Ingrid Kvestad,Mari Hysing,Merina Shrestha,Suman Ranjitkar,Arve Ulvik,Per Magne Ueland,Laxman Shrestha,Tor A. Strand +9 more
TL;DR: Blood samples from 316 6–11-month-old breastfed infants with a length-for-age of less than minus one z-score were analyzed and 58% were found to have low cobalamin status, however, folate deficiency was not found as the lowest value of plasma folate was 20.7 nmol/L.