Laxman Shrestha
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Recent Articles
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Checkley W, Yang M, Robertson N, Sharma A, Chandyo R, Shrestha L, et al.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40068167
Rationale: Spirometry, while necessary for the diagnosis of COPD, remains a scarce and costly resource worldwide. Screening questionnaires may help to bridge the diagnostic gap. Objectives: We evaluated the performance...
2.
Bakken K, Niraula A, Chandyo R, Ulak M, Shrestha L, Sharma V, et al.
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)
. 2024 Dec;
102(3):332-343.
PMID: 39676726
Objective: Different definitions of thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy may lead to under or overtreatment. The aims of this study were to (1) define population-based pregnancy-specific reference ranges for thyroid dysfunction...
3.
Gaviola C, Nicolaou L, Sharma A, Chandyo R, Parker D, Shrestha L, et al.
Occup Environ Med
. 2024 Jul;
81(6):287-295.
PMID: 38955484
Objectives: Brick kiln workers in Nepal are a neglected population who are exposed to high respirable silica concentrations, and few use interventions to reduce exposure. We aimed to characterise the...
4.
Katz J, Khatry S, Shrestha L, Summers A, Visscher M, Sherchand J, et al.
BMJ Glob Health
. 2024 Feb;
9(2).
PMID: 38423547
Introduction: Hospital-based studies have demonstrated topical applications of sunflower seed oil (SSO) to skin of preterm infants can reduce nosocomial infections and improve survival. In South Asia, replacing traditional mustard...
5.
Pollard S, Siddharthan T, Hossen S, Rykiel N, Flores-Flores O, Alupo P, et al.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
. 2023 Sep;
208(10):1052-1062.
PMID: 37698443
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries. Health systems are ill prepared to manage the increase in COPD cases. We performed a pilot effectiveness-implementation randomized field...
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Chandyo R, Kvestad I, Ulak M, Ranjitkar S, Hysing M, Shrestha M, et al.
Lancet
. 2023 Apr;
401(10387):1508-1517.
PMID: 37031691
Background: Vitamin B12 is required for healthy infant growth and development, but low and marginal vitamin B12 status is endemic in low-income and middle-income countries. We aimed to measure the...
7.
Ranjitkar S, Strand T, Ulak M, Kvestad I, Shrestha M, Schwinger C, et al.
PLOS Glob Public Health
. 2023 Mar;
2(4):e0000278.
PMID: 36962236
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of daily life worldwide, but the impact may be higher for impoverished populations. The main aim of this study is to describe the...
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Chandyo R, Schwinger C, Kvestad I, Ulak M, Ranjitkar S, Shrestha M, et al.
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
. 2022 Sep;
33(3):448-454.
PMID: 36138138
Background: Biomass fuels are still in use for cooking by many households in resource poor countries such as Nepal and is a major source of household air pollution (HAP). Chronic...
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Kvestad I, Chandyo R, Schwinger C, Ranjitkar S, Hysing M, Ulak M, et al.
Environ Res
. 2022 May;
212(Pt C):113265.
PMID: 35500855
Background: Biomass fuel use for cooking is widespread in low to middle income countries. Studies on the association between biomass fuel use and cognitive abilities in children are limited. Objective:...
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Shrestha S, Thakali O, Raya S, Sherchan S, Shrestha L, Parajuli K, et al.
J Nepal Health Res Counc
. 2022 Feb;
19(3):508-512.
PMID: 35140423
Background: In Nepal, it is estimated that about 3 million children under 5 years of age are prone to diarrhea and previous studies have shown rotavirus as the major etiological...