Sindhu KN, Ramamurthy P, Ramanujam K, Henry A, Bondu JD, John SM, Babji S, Koshy B, Bose A, Kang G, Mohan VR. Low head circumference during early childhood and its predictors in a semi-urban settlement of Vellore, Southern India. BMC Pediatr. 2019 Jun 6;19(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1553-0. PMID: 31170939; PMCID: PMC6552319.

John TJ, Vashishtha VM, John SM, Sudarsanam TD. Tuberculosis control must be scientifically defined & soundly designed. Indian J Med Res. 2010 Jul;132:4-8. PMID: 20693582.

Sharma SL, Reddy N S, Ramanujam K, Jennifer MS, Gunasekaran A, Rose A, John SM, Bose A, Mohan VR. Unintentional injuries among children aged 1-5 years: understanding the burden, risk factors and severity in urban slums of southern India. Inj Epidemiol. 2018 Nov 5;5(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s40621-018-0170-y. PMID: 30393832; PMCID: PMC6215788.

Mohan VR, Sharma S, Ramanujam K, Babji S, Koshy B, Bondu JD, John SM, Kang G. Effects of elevated blood lead levels in preschool children in urban Vellore. Indian Pediatr. 2014 Aug;51(8):621-5. doi: 10.1007/s13312-014-0464-2. PMID: 25128994.

Sankarapandian V, Friberg IK, John SM, Bhattacharji S, Steinhoff MC. Reported healthcare utilisation for childhood respiratory illnesses in Vellore, South India. Int Health. 2011 Sep;3(3):199-205. doi: 10.1016/j.inhe.2011.04.001. PMID: 24038371. Link

John S, Lalitha G, George K, Joseph A. Serological response to early measles vaccination. J Trop Pediatr. 2004 Jun;50(3):175-7. doi: 10.1093/tropej/50.3.175. PMID: 15233195.

Sindhu KN, Ramamurthy P, Ramanujam K, Henry A, Bondu JD, John SM, Babji S, Koshy B, Bose A, Kang G, Mohan VR. Low head circumference during early childhood and its predictors in a semi-urban settlement of Vellore, Southern India. BMC Pediatr. 2019 Jun 6;19(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1553-0. PMID: 31170939; PMCID: PMC6552319.

John TJ, Vashishtha VM, John SM, Sudarsanam TD. Tuberculosis control must be scientifically defined & soundly designed. Indian J Med Res. 2010 Jul;132:4-8. PMID: 20693582.

Sharma SL, Reddy N S, Ramanujam K, Jennifer MS, Gunasekaran A, Rose A, John SM, Bose A, Mohan VR. Unintentional injuries among children aged 1-5 years: understanding the burden, risk factors and severity in urban slums of southern India. Inj Epidemiol. 2018 Nov 5;5(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s40621-018-0170-y. PMID: 30393832; PMCID: PMC6215788.

Mohan VR, Sharma S, Ramanujam K, Babji S, Koshy B, Bondu JD, John SM, Kang G. Effects of elevated blood lead levels in preschool children in urban Vellore. Indian Pediatr. 2014 Aug;51(8):621-5. doi: 10.1007/s13312-014-0464-2. PMID: 25128994.

Sankarapandian V, Friberg IK, John SM, Bhattacharji S, Steinhoff MC. Reported healthcare utilisation for childhood respiratory illnesses in Vellore, South India. Int Health. 2011 Sep;3(3):199-205. doi: 10.1016/j.inhe.2011.04.001. PMID: 24038371. Link

John S, Lalitha G, George K, Joseph A. Serological response to early measles vaccination. J Trop Pediatr. 2004 Jun;50(3):175-7. doi: 10.1093/tropej/50.3.175. PMID: 15233195.

John S, Sanghi S, Prasad S, Bose A, George K. Two doses of measles vaccine: are some states in India ready for it? J Trop Pediatr. 2009 Aug;55(4):253-6. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmn079. Epub 2008 Sep 17. PMID: 18799515.

Christopher PR, David KV, John SM, Sankarapandian V. Antibiotic therapy for Shigella dysentery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Aug 4;2010(8):CD006784. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006784.pub4. PMID: 20687081; PMCID: PMC6532574.

John TJ, John SM. Paradigm shift for tuberculosis control in high prevalence countries. Trop Med Int Health. 2009 Dec;14(12):1428-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02392.x. Epub 2009 Oct 5. PMID: 19807902.

MAL-ED Network Investigators. Childhood stunting in relation to the pre- and postnatal environment during the first 2 years of life The MAL-ED longitudinal birth cohort study. PLoS Med. 2017 Oct 25;14(10):e1002408. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002408. PMID: 29069076; PMCID: PMC5656304.

John TJ, Vashishtha VM, John SM. 50 years of tuberculosis control in India: progress, pitfalls and the way forward. Indian Pediatr. 2013 Jan 8;50(1):93-8. doi: 10.1007/s13312-013-0021-4. PMID: 23396780.

Kim S, Rifkin S, John SM, Jacob KS. Nature, prevalence and risk factors of alcohol use in an urban slum of Southern India. Natl Med J India. 2013 Jul-Aug;26(4):203-9. PMID: 24758442; PMCID: PMC5463738.

Psaki SR, Seidman JC, Miller M, Gottlieb M, Bhutta ZA, Ahmed T, Ahmed AS, Bessong P, John SM, Kang G, Kosek M, Lima A, Shrestha P, Svensen E, Checkley W; MAL-ED Network Investigators. Measuring socioeconomic status in multicountry studies: results from the eight-country MAL-ED study. Popul Health Metr. 2014 Mar 21;12(1):8. doi: 10.1186/1478-7954-12-8. PMID: 24656134; PMCID: PMC4234146.

Mohan VR, Sharma S, Ramanujam K, Babji S, Koshy B, Bondu JD, John SM, Kang G. Effects of elevated blood lead levels in preschool children in urban Vellore. Indian Pediatr. 2014 Aug;51(8):621-5. doi: 10.1007/s13312-014-0464-2. PMID: 25128994. Link

Koshy B, Srinivasan M, Bose A, John S, Mohan VR, Roshan R, Ramanujam K, Kang G. Developmental trends in early childhood and their predictors from an Indian birth cohort. BMC Public Health. 2021 Jun 6;21(1):1083. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11147-3. PMID: 34090391; PMCID: PMC8180095.

McCormick BJJ, Murray-Kolb LE, Lee GO, Schulze KJ, Ross AC, Bauck A, Lima AAM, Maciel BLL, Kosek MN, Seidman JC, Ambikapathi R, Bose A, John S, Kang G, Turab A, Mduma E, Bessong P, Shrestra SK, Ahmed T, Mahfuz M, Olortegui MP, Bhutta Z, Caulfield LE; MAL-ED Network Investigators. Intestinal permeability and inflammation mediate the association between nutrient density of complementary foods and biochemical measures of micronutrient status in young children: results from the MAL-ED study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Oct 1;110(4):1015-1025. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz151. PMID: 31565748; PMCID: PMC6766446. Link

John SM, Thomas RJ, Kaki S, Sharma SL, Ramanujam K, Raghava MV, Koshy B, Bose A, Rose A, Rose W, Ramachandran A, Joseph AJ, Babji S, Kang G. Establishment of the MAL-ED birth cohort study site in Vellore, Southern India. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 1;59 Suppl 4:S295-9. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu390. PMID: 25305300.

John SM, Venkatesan S, Tharyan A, Bhattacharji S. The challenge of patients with severe psychiatric illness who do not access care - a way forward. Trop Doct. 2010 Oct;40(4):247-8. doi: 10.1258/td.2010.100133. Epub 2010 Sep 8. PMID: 20826590.

Rogawski ET, Platts-Mills JA, Seidman JC, John S, Mahfuz M, Ulak M, Shrestha SK, Soofi SB, Yori PP, Mduma E, Svensen E, Ahmed T, Lima AA, Bhutta ZA, Kosek MN, Lang DR, Gottlieb M, Zaidi AK, Kang G, Bessong PO, Houpt ER, Guerrant RL. Use of antibiotics in children younger than two years in eight countries: a prospective cohort study. Bull World Health Organ. 2017 Jan 1;95(1):49-61. doi: 10.2471/BLT.16.176123. Epub 2016 Nov 3. Erratum in: Bull World Health Organ. 2017 Feb 1;95(2):164. PMID: 28053364; PMCID: PMC5180352. Link

David KV, John SM, Venkatesan S, Bhattacharji S, Tharyan A. Treating a homeless psychiatric patient: ethical challenges. Indian J Med Ethics. 2012 Apr-Jun;9(2):124-6. doi: 10.20529/IJME.2012.038. PMID: 22591876. Link

Psaki S, Bhutta ZA, Ahmed T, Ahmed S, Bessong P, Islam M, John S, Kosek M, Lima A, Nesamvuni C, Shrestha P, Svensen E, McGrath M, Richard S, Seidman J, Caulfield L, Miller M, Checkley W; for MALED Network Investigators. Household food access and child malnutrition: results from the eight-country MAL-ED study. Popul Health Metr. 2012 Dec 13;10(1):24. doi: 10.1186/1478-7954-10-24. PMID: 23237098; PMCID: PMC3584951. Link

John SM, Thomas RJ, Kaki S, Sharma SL, Ramanujam K, Raghava MV, Koshy B, Bose A, Rose A, Rose W, Ramachandran A, Joseph AJ, Babji S, Kang G. Establishment of the MAL-ED birth cohort study site in Vellore, Southern India. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 1;59 Suppl 4:S295-9. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu390. PMID: 25305300.

John SM, Thomas RJ, Kaki S, Sharma SL, Ramanujam K, Raghava MV, Koshy B, Bose A, Rose A, Rose W, Ramachandran A, Joseph AJ, Babji S, Kang G. Establishment of the MAL-ED birth cohort study site in Vellore, Southern India. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 1;59 Suppl 4:S295-9. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu390. PMID: 25305300.

Karun Sandeep Veesa, Chandra Shekhar Dimmala, Obed John Heber Antipas, Venkata Raghava Mohan, Sushil Mathew John Drinking water practices and sanitation in slums of Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh a developing smart city in India Int J Community Med Public Health. 2016 Nov;3(11):3188-3194 dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20163934

Saha, Shubhashis & Priya, S. & Surender, Anu & Jacob, Rohan & George, Michael & Varghese, Namitha & Kumar, Nishant & Eappen, Noel & Kumar, Prabhas & Raymond, Riya & Phillips, Ashna & Mathew, Reuben & Vijayan, Miji & Sukhadhan, Christina & Thomas, Bincy & Marconi, Sam & Kulandaipalayam Natarajan, Sindhu & Oommen, Anu & John, Sushil. (2021). Screening practices for breast and cervical cancer and associated factors, among rural women in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Cancer. 10.4103/ijc.IJC_83_20.

Ramesh RM, Khiratkar AG, Sindhu KN, Rose A, John SM, Bhagat PR, Kang G, Mohan VR. Risk Factors and Hazards in the Household Environment for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Urban Preschool Children of Vellore: A Case-Control Approach in the MAL-ED Birth Cohort. Indian J Pediatr. 2022 Feb;89(2):125-132. doi: 10.1007/s12098-021-03738-0. Epub 2021 May 20. PMID: 34018129.

Koshy B, Srinivasan M, Gopalakrishnan S, Mohan VR, Scharf R, Murray-Kolb L, John S, Beulah R, Muliyil J, Kang G. Are early childhood stunting and catch-up growth associated with school age cognition?-Evidence from an Indian birth cohort. PLoS One. 2022 Mar 2;17(3):e0264010. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264010. PMID: 35235588; PMCID: PMC8890627.

Ramesh RM, Aruldas K, Marconi SD, Janagaraj V, Rose A, John SM, Moorthy M, Muliyil J, Saravanakumar PK, Ajjampur SSR, Sindhu KN. Impact of the COVID-19 National Lockdown on a Rural and Tribal Population of Tamil Nadu, Southern India: A Mixed-Methods Survey. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Mar 16;106(5):1498–506. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1139. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35294922; PMCID: PMC9128716. Link

Ramesh RM, Aruldas K, Marconi SD, Janagaraj V, Rose A, John SM, Moorthy M, Muliyil J, Saravanakumar PK, Ajjampur SSR, Sindhu KN. Impact of the COVID-19 National Lockdown on a Rural and Tribal Population of Tamil Nadu, Southern India: A Mixed-Methods Survey. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Mar 16:tpmd211139. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1139. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35294922.

Koshy B, Karthikeyan A, Bose A, Roshan R, Ramanujam K, Mohan VR, John S, Kang G. Home environment: Short-term trends and predictors in early childhood from an Indian community birth cohort. Child Care Health Dev. 2021 May;47(3):336-348. doi: 10.1111/cch.12846. Epub 2021 Jan 20. PMID: 33377201; PMCID:

Sukumar MBA, John SM. Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Contraceptives Among Married Women of Rural Vellore. J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2022 Aug;72(Suppl 1):68-74. doi: 10.1007/s13224-021-01552-4. Epub 2021 Sep 16. PMID: 35928079; PMCID: PMC9343527.

Koshy B, Karthikeyan AS, Mohan VR, Bose A, John S, Kang G. Secular Growth Trends in Early Childhood-Evidence from Two Low-Income Birth Cohorts Recruited over a Decade in Vellore, India. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Jul 13;107(1):45-51. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0886. PMID: 35895371; PMCID: PMC9294682.

Abraham S, John SM, Gupta A, Biswas S, Khare MM, Mukherjee P, Frankline AC. Primary care for the urban poor in India during the pandemic: Uninterrupted management of non-communicable diseases and home-based care of patients with COVID-19 infection. Front Public Health. 2023 Jan 9;10:1043597. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1043597. PMID: 36699918; PMCID: PMC9868695.

Koshy B, Srinivasan M, Gopalakrishnan S, Mohan VR, Scharf R, John S, Beulah R, Muliyil J, Kang G. Early Childhood Stimulating Environment Predicts Later Childhood Resilience in an Indian Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study. Children (Basel). 2022 Nov 9;9(11):1721. doi: 10.3390/children9111721. PMID: 36360450; PMCID: PMC9689234.

Ramesh RM, Khiratkar AG, Sindhu KN, Rose A, John SM, Bhagat PR, Kang G, Mohan VR. Risk Factors and Hazards in the Household Environment for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Urban Preschool Children of Vellore: A Case-Control Approach in the MAL-ED Birth Cohort. Indian J Pediatr. 2022 Feb;89(2):125-132. doi: 10.1007/s12098-021-03738-0. Epub 2021 May 20. PMID: 34018129.

Koshy B, Srinivasan M, Murugan TP, Bose A, Christudoss P, Mohan VR, John S, Roshan R, Kang G. Association between head circumference at two years and second and fifth year cognition. BMC Pediatr. 2021 Feb 11;21(1):74. doi: 10.1186/s12887-021-02543-0. PMID: 33573614; PMCID: PMC7876785. Link

Russell A, Chandra P, Robson M, Narayanan P, Joseph S, Mukherjee P, Aghi M, Otañez M, Dutta M, Bhojani U, Pathak P, John S. Implementing FCTC Article 17 Through Participatory Research With Bidi Workers in Tamil Nadu, India. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Oct 26;24(11):1714-1719. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac075. PMID: 35349705; PMCID: PMC9597000.

Tryphena C, Sahni RD, John S, Jeyapaul S, George A, Helan J. A retrospective study on the microbial spectrum and antibiogram of uropathogens in children in a secondary care hospital in Rural Vellore, South India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Apr;10(4):1706-1711. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2090_20. Epub 2021 Apr 29. PMID: 34123916; PMCID: PMC8144762. Link

Praharaj I, John SM, Bandyopadhyay R, Kang G. Probiotics, antibiotics and the immune responses to vaccines. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2015 Jun 19;370(1671):20140144. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2014.0144. PMID: 25964456; PMCID: PMC4527389. Link

Moray KV, Manjunath K, Martina Shalini AJ, Pricilla S RA, John SM, Prasad JH. The insulin sharps disposal study: Evaluation of a structured patient education initiative in an urban community health centre in India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Dec 31;9(12):6164-6170. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1295_20. PMID: 33681058; PMCID: PMC7928141.