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Byrne, Mary
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Relation of Maternal-Infant Feeding Interaction with Maternal Stressors and Distress in Bangladesh
School of Nursing
As part of the MIMIMat nutrition intervention study in Bangladesh, 120 mother-infant pairs were observed in the home at 3.5–4.0 months infant age to assess quality of feeding interaction using the . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
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Graziano, Joseph
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Environmental Arsenic, Pregnancy, and Children
Mailman School of Public Health
We are testing the hypotheses that arsenic exposure from drinking water may be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. This hypothesis is based on the fact that arsenic is a known teratogen in . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
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Graziano, Joseph
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Health Effects of Geochemistry of Arsenic and Lead
Mailman School of Public Health
This project will address the issue of heavy-metal contamination in ground water in Bangladesh and around U.S. Superfund sites and the effect on public health. . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
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Graziano, Joseph
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NIEHS/EPA Superfund Basic Research Program: Health Effects and Geochemistry of Arsenic and Lead
Mailman School of Public Health
The primary goal of this program is to obtain new knowledge and to train multidisciplinary pre- and post-doctoral students regarding the bioavailability of soil lead in humans and the . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Epidemiology
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Ahsan, Habibul
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Genetic Susceptibility to Arsenic-Induced Cancer
Mailman School of Public Health
A series of epidemiologic case-control and case-cohort studies nested within the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study [HEALS] in Bangladesh examine the roles of inherent susceptibility to . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Epidemiology
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Ahsan, Habibul
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Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study [HEALS]
Mailman School of Public Health
This large epidemiologic cohort study in Bangladesh prospectively examines the health effects of arsenic among 12,000 men and women who have been chronically exposed to a wide range of arsenic . . . More »
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Department/Center
Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health
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Rosenfield, Allan, Maine, Deborah
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Averting Maternal Death and Disability
Mailman School of Public Health
The Averting Maternal Death and Disability (AMDD) Program was established at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in 1999 with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. . . . More »
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Department/Center
Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health
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Adams, Alayne
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The Micro-Credit and Health Project
Mailman School of Public Health
The Micro-Credit and Health Project explores the influence of group-based micro-credit in Matlab, Bangladesh, on socioeconomic and gender inequities in health. This cohort study involves researchers . . . More »
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Department/Center
Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health
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Adams, Alayne
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Women's Socioeconomic Development and Health
Mailman School of Public Health
Throughout the developing world, there is evidence of declining rates of mortality and fertility, yet no clear understanding of the factors driving this change, nor the extent to which these health . . . More »
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Department/Center
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
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Zheng, Yan
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Arsenic Mobilization in Bangladesh Groundwater
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
This project contributes to the understanding of the geochemical and hydrological factors that control the As cycle in groundwater flow systems, which is a critical component of the program called . . . More »
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Department/Center
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
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Van Green, Alexander
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Assessment and Remediation of Arsenic Enrichments in Groundwater
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
The overall objective of this project is to determine to what extent interactions between arsenic, iron, and oxygen can account for variations in dissolved As levels in aquifers and in effluents . . . More »
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Department/Center
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
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Ahsan, Habibul
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Exposure to Air Pollution from Biomass Fuel Combustion Among Women in a Rural Bangladesh Population
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
This is a pilot study to examine the carcinogenic potential of biomass fuel combustion products among rural Bangladesh women using biomarkers and field-based epidemiology methods . . . More »
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