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Most Cited Articles of Epidemiology Research Unit

TitleJournalYearCitations
Child development: risk factors for adverse outcomes in developing countriesLancet, The20071.2K
Adverse effects of biologics: a network meta-analysis and Cochrane overviewThe Cochrane Library2011353
Effects of early childhood psychosocial stimulation and nutritional supplementation on cognition and education in growth-stunted Jamaican children: prospective cohort studyLancet, The2005264
The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individualsNature Genetics2016251
Genome-wide association study of coronary heart disease and its risk factors in 8,090 African Americans: the NHLBI CARe ProjectPLoS Genetics2011249
Early childhood stimulation benefits adult competence and reduces violent behaviorPediatrics2011162
Early childhood stunting is associated with poor psychological functioning in late adolescence and effects are reduced by psychosocial stimulationJournal of Nutrition2007134
Effects of growth restriction in early childhood on growth, IQ, and cognition at age 11 to 12 years and the benefits of nutritional supplementation and psychosocial stimulationJournal of Pediatrics2000126
Fetal growth is directly related to maternal anthropometry and placental volumeEuropean Journal of Clinical Nutrition2004121
Early childhood stunting and later behaviour and school achievementJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines2002116
Effects of psychosocial stimulation and dietary supplementation in early childhood on psychosocial functioning in late adolescence: follow-up of randomised controlled trialBMJ, The200684
Zinc supplementation and psychosocial stimulation: effects on the development of undernourished Jamaican childrenAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition200582
Mass deworming to improve developmental health and wellbeing of children in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and network meta-analysisThe Lancet Global Health201777
Feasibility of integrating early stimulation into primary care for undernourished Jamaican children: cluster randomised controlled trialBMJ, The200474
Zinc supplementation and psychosocial stimulation: effects on the development of undernourished Jamaican childrenAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition200574
Fine mapping of the association with obesity at the FTO locus in African-derived populationsHuman Molecular Genetics201072
A randomized controlled trial of a home-visiting intervention on cognition and behavior in term low birth weight infantsJournal of Pediatrics200371
Polymorphisms of renin-angiotensin genes among Nigerians, Jamaicans, and African AmericansHypertension199670
A pilot study of the Incredible Years Teacher Training programme and a curriculum unit on social and emotional skills in community pre-schools in JamaicaChild: Care, Health and Development200967
Intestinal nematode infections in children: the pathophysiological price paidParasitology199267
Effect of aerobic exercise (walking) training on functional status and health-related quality of life in chronic stroke survivors: a randomized controlled trialStroke201362
Laboratory-based and office-based risk scores and charts to predict 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in 182 countries: a pooled analysis of prospective cohorts and health surveysLancet Diabetes and Endocrinology,the201756
Diabetes in the Caribbean: results of a population survey from Spanish Town, JamaicaDiabetic Medicine199955
Coagulation changes during the steady state in homozygous sickle-cell disease in JamaicaBritish Journal of Haematology197555
Mothers of undernourished Jamaican children have poorer psychosocial functioning and this is associated with stimulation provided in the homeEuropean Journal of Clinical Nutrition200354