Marko Kerac

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Publications

  1. ncbi Improved assessment of child nutritional status using target weights and a novel, low-cost, weight-for-height slide chart
    Marko Kerac
    Department of Pediatric, UCL Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
    Trop Doct 39:23-6. 2009
  2. ncbi Probiotics and prebiotics for severe acute malnutrition (PRONUT study): a double-blind efficacy randomised controlled trial in Malawi
    Marko Kerac
    Valid International, Oxford, UK
    Lancet 374:136-44. 2009
  3. ncbi Prevalence of wasting among under 6-month-old infants in developing countries and implications of new case definitions using WHO growth standards: a secondary data analysis
    Marko Kerac
    Centre for International Health and Development, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
    Arch Dis Child 96:1008-13. 2011
  4. ncbi Safety, effectiveness and barriers to follow-up using an 'early discharge' Kangaroo Care policy in a resource poor setting
    Hannah Blencowe
    College of Medicine of Malawi, Paediatric Department, P Bag 360, Blantyre, Malawi
    J Trop Pediatr 55:244-8. 2009
  5. ncbi Operational implications of using 2006 World Health Organization growth standards in nutrition programmes: secondary data analysis
    Andrew Seal
    Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH
    BMJ 334:733. 2007

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Improved assessment of child nutritional status using target weights and a novel, low-cost, weight-for-height slide chart
    Marko Kerac
    Department of Pediatric, UCL Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
    Trop Doct 39:23-6. 2009
    ..We also describe a target weight system for monitoring children's progress towards nutritional recovery...
  2. ncbi Probiotics and prebiotics for severe acute malnutrition (PRONUT study): a double-blind efficacy randomised controlled trial in Malawi
    Marko Kerac
    Valid International, Oxford, UK
    Lancet 374:136-44. 2009
    ..Our aim was to assess the clinical and nutritional efficacy of a probiotic and prebiotic functional food for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition in a HIV-prevalent setting...
  3. ncbi Prevalence of wasting among under 6-month-old infants in developing countries and implications of new case definitions using WHO growth standards: a secondary data analysis
    Marko Kerac
    Centre for International Health and Development, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
    Arch Dis Child 96:1008-13. 2011
    ..To determine wasting prevalence among infants aged under 6 months and describe the effects of new case definitions based on WHO growth standards...
  4. ncbi Safety, effectiveness and barriers to follow-up using an 'early discharge' Kangaroo Care policy in a resource poor setting
    Hannah Blencowe
    College of Medicine of Malawi, Paediatric Department, P Bag 360, Blantyre, Malawi
    J Trop Pediatr 55:244-8. 2009
    ..To describe the outcomes of low-birth-weight babies using an 'early discharge' Kangaroo care policy and to identify barriers to their follow-up...
  5. ncbi Operational implications of using 2006 World Health Organization growth standards in nutrition programmes: secondary data analysis
    Andrew Seal
    Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH
    BMJ 334:733. 2007
    ..To assess the implications of adopting the World Health Organization 2006 growth standards in combination with current diagnostic criteria in emergency and non-emergency child feeding programmes...