Selected Publications
2011
Coles CL, Labrique A, Saha SK, Ali H, Al-Emran H, Rashid M, Christian P, West KP Jr, Klemm R. Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation Does Not Affect Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Bangladeshi Infants at Age 3 Months. J Nutr. 2011 Oct;141(10):1907-11.
West KP Jr, Christian P, Labrique AB, Rashid M, Shamim AA, Klemm RD, Massie AB, Mehra S, Schulze KJ, Ali H, Ullah B, Wu LS, Katz J, Banu H, Akhter HH, Sommer A. Effects of vitamin A or beta carotene supplementation on pregnancy-related mortality and infant mortality in rural Bangladesh: a cluster randomized trial. JAMA. 2011 May 18;305(19):1986-95
Klemm RDW, "Supplementation: Role of Micronutrient Supplementation", in Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition, Second Edition, Editor-in-Chief: Benjamin Caballero; Editors: Lindsay Allen and Andrew Prentice; Elsevier Publishers, in press.
Klemm R, Sommerfelt AE, Boyo A, Barba C, Kotecha P, Steffen M, and Franklin N. Are We Making Progress on Reducing Anemia in Women? Cross-country Comparison of Anemia Prevalence, Reach and Use of Antenatal Care and Anemia Reduction Interventions. AED, March 2011.
Klemm RDW, Pokharel RK, Bichha RP, Nargis M, Mahmud Z, Oot L, Mehta P, Sharma J, Maharjan MR, Paudyal N, Sharma N, Rashid M. Testing the feasibility of delivering vitamin A to newborns in Nepal and Bangladesh. Sight and Life, 2011,25:30-37
Labrique AB, Christian P, Klemm RD, Rashid M, Shamim AA, Massie A, Schulze K, Hackman A, West KP Jr. A cluster-randomized, placebo-controlled, maternal vitamin A or beta-carotene supplementation trial in Bangladesh: design and methods. Trials. 2011 Apr 21;12:102.
Sugimoto JD, Labrique AB, Ahmad S, Rashid M, Shamim AA, Ullah B, Klemm RD, Christian P, West KP Jr. Epidemiology of tornado destruction in rural northern Bangladesh: risk factors for death and injury. Disasters. 2011 Apr;35(2):329-45.
Steinglass R, Cherian T, Vandelaer J, Klemm RD, Sequeira J. Development and use of the Lives Saved Tool (LiST): a model to estimate the impact of scaling up proven interventions on maternal, neonatal and child mortality. Int J Epidemiol. 2011 Apr;40(2):519-20.
2010
Gunnsteinsson S, Labrique AB, West KP Jr, Christian M, Shamim AA, Rashid M, Katz J, Klemm RDW. Constructing Indices of rural Living Standards in Northwestern Bangladesh, J Health Popul Nutr, 2010 28(5) 509-19
Klemm RDW, West KP Jr., Palmer AC, Johnson Q, Randall P, Ranum P, Northrop-Clewes C. Vitamin A Fortification of Wheat Flour—Considerations and Current Recommendations. Food and Nutrition Bulletin Supplement, 2010, 31: S47-S61
West KP Jr, Klemm RDW, Sommer A. Vitamin A saves lives. Sound science, sound policy. [Commentary] World Nutrition, October 2010, 1, 5: 211-229
Klemm RDW, Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation – Conflicting Results or Explanatory Contextual Factors? Sight and Life Magazine, 2010, 1:27-28.
Rah JH, Shamim AA, Arju UT, Labrique AB, Klemm RD, Rashid M, Christian P. Difference in ponderal growth and body composition among pregnant vs. never-pregnant adolescents varies by birth outcomes. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 2010, 6:27–37
West KP Jr, Christian P, Katz J, Labrique A, Klemm R, Sommer A. Effect of vitamin A supplementation on maternal survival. Lancet. 2010 Sep 11;376(9744):873-4
West KP Jr, Klemm RDW, Sommer A. Vitamin A saves lives. Sound science, sound policy. [Commentary] World Nutrition, October 2010, 1, 5: 211-229
2009
West KP, Sommer A, Tielsch, Katz J, Christian P, Klemm RDW. A Central Question Not Answered: Can Newborn Vitamin A Reduce Infant Mortality in South Asia? BMJ Rapid Response. 2 April 2009.
Klemm RDW, Harvey P, Wainwright E, Faillace S, Wasantwisut E. Scaling up micronutrient programs: What works and what needs more work? The 2008 Innocenti Process. August 2009, Micronutrient Forum, Washington, D.C.
West KP, Sommer A, Tielsch, Katz J, Christian P, Klemm RDW. A Central Question Not Answered: Can Newborn Vitamin A Reduce Infant Mortality in South Asia? BMJ Rapid Response. 2 April 2009.
Christian P, Shahid F, Rizvi A, Klemm RDW, Bhutta Z. Treatment effectiveness of iron-folic acid for curing severe anemia and efficacy of additional regimens of multivitamins and anthelminthics in enhancing cure among pregnant women in Karachi, Pakistan, AJCN, 2009, 89:853-61
Bhutta Z., Klemm RDW, Shahid F, Rizvi A, Rah JH, Christian P. Treatment response to iron and folic acid alone is the same as with multivitamins and/or anthelminthics in severely anemic 6-24 mo old children. J Nutr. 2009 Aug;139(8):1568-74.
2008
Klemm RDW, Labrique AB, Christian P, Rashid M, Shamim AA, Katz J, Sommer A, West KP Jr: Newborn vitamin A supplementation reduced infant mortality in rural Bangladesh. Pediatrics 2008;122:e242-e250.
Tielsh J, Klemm RDW, West KP Jr, Katz J, Humphrey J, Christian P, Sommer A. Newborn Vitamin A Dosing and Early Infant Survival-Current Evidence and Controversy. Sight and Life Newsletter, July 2008.
2007
Sugimoto JD, Labrique AB, Ahmad S, Rashid MS, Klemm RDW, Christian P, West KP Jr. Developing a Geographic Information System for Health Research in a Developing Country Setting: A Case-Study from Bangladesh. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2007 Dec 24(4) 1-12.
Pre-2007
Solon FS, Klemm RD, Sanchez L, Darnton-Hill I, Craft NE, Christian P, West KP Jr. Efficacy of a vitamin A-fortified wheat-flour bun on the vitamin A status of Filipino schoolchildren. Am J Clin Nutr. 2000 Sep;72(3):738-44.
Klemm RDW, Villate E, Tuason CS, Bayugo G, Mendoza OM. A Prevalence Study of Xerophthalmia in the Philippines: Implications for Supplementation Strategies, Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1993; 24:617-623.
