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Christopher Duggan is affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Nursing, with 232 and 86 publications respectively. Within these areas, Duggan has contributed extensively to subfields including Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Infectious Diseases.

Their work covers multiple topics related to child and maternal health. Prominent research topics include:

  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences

Duggan's recent papers demonstrate a focus on child growth, nutrition, and maternal health in diverse settings. Selected publications include:

  • "Small vulnerable newborns-big potential for impact," 2023, The Lancet
  • "Early-childhood linear growth faltering in low- and middle-income countries," 2023, Nature
  • "Child wasting and concurrent stunting in low- and middle-income countries," 2023, Nature
  • "Causes and consequences of child growth faltering in low-resource settings," 2023, Nature
  • "Maternal dietary diversity and dietary quality scores in relation to adverse birth outcomes in Tanzanian women," 2020, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

The research findings have appeared in several frequently appearing publication venues, including:

  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (15 publications)
  • The Journal of Pediatrics (14 publications)
  • Current Developments in Nutrition (12 publications)
  • BMJ Paediatrics Open (7 publications)
  • Nature (6 publications)

Duggan collaborates regularly with several co-authors, with whom they have published numerous papers. Noted frequent co-authors include:

  • Karim Manji (66 joint publications)
  • Christopher R. Sudfeld (53 joint publications)
  • Wafaie Fawzi (36 joint publications)
  • Rodrick Kisenge (31 joint publications)
  • Sarah Somji (23 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Managing acute gastroenteritis among children : oral rehydration, maintenance, and nutritional therapy

    Caleb K King;Roger Glass;Joseph S Bresee;Christopher Duggan

  • Nutritional and other postoperative management of neonates with short bowel syndrome correlates with clinical outcomes.

    David J. Andorsky;Dennis P. Lund;Craig W. Lillehei;Tom Jaksic

  • Nutritional practices and their relationship to clinical outcomes in critically ill children—An international multicenter cohort study

    Nilesh M. Mehta;Lori J. Bechard;Naomi Cahill;Miao Wang

  • Safety and efficacy of a fish-oil-based fat emulsion in the treatment of parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease.

    Kathleen M Gura;Sang Lee;Clarissa Valim;Jing Zhou

  • Natural history of pediatric intestinal failure: initial report from the Pediatric Intestinal Failure Consortium.

    Robert H. Squires;Christopher Duggan;Daniel H. Teitelbaum;Paul W. Wales

  • Parenteral Fish Oil Improves Outcomes in Patients With Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Liver Injury

    Mark Puder;Clarissa Valim;Jonathan A. Meisel;Hau D. Le

  • Reversal of Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Liver Disease in Two Infants With Short Bowel Syndrome Using Parenteral Fish Oil: Implications for Future Management

    Kathleen M. Gura;Christopher P. Duggan;Sharon B. Collier;Russell W. Jennings

  • Protective nutrients and functional foods for the gastrointestinal tract.

    Christopher Duggan;Jennifer Gannon;W Allan Walker

  • Environmental Enteric Dysfunction: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Clinical Consequences

    Gerald T. Keusch;Donna M. Denno;Robert E. Black;Christopher Duggan

  • Optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding: what is the evidence to support current recommendations?

    Mary S Fewtrell;Jane B Morgan;Christopher Duggan;Geir Gunnlaugsson

  • Improved survival in a multidisciplinary short bowel syndrome program

    Biren P. Modi;Monica Langer;Y. Avery Ching;Clarissa Valim

  • Pediatric Intestinal Failure.

    Christopher P Duggan;Tom Jaksic

  • Adequate enteral protein intake is inversely associated with 60-d mortality in critically ill children: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study

    Nilesh M Mehta;Lori J Bechard;David Zurakowski;Christopher P Duggan

  • Low maternal vitamin B12 status is associated with intrauterine growth retardation in urban South Indians.

    Sumithra Muthayya;A. V. Kurpad;C. P. Duggan;R. J. Bosch

  • Serial transverse enteroplasty for short bowel syndrome: a case report

    Heung Bae Kim;Heung Bae Kim;Patricia W Lee;Patricia W Lee;Jennifer Garza;Jennifer Garza;Christopher Duggan;Christopher Duggan

  • Implications of Acquired Environmental Enteric Dysfunction for Growth and Stunting in Infants and Children Living in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    Gerald T. Keusch;Irwin H. Rosenberg;Donna M. Denno;Christopher Duggan

  • Growth and correlates of nutritional status among infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) after stage 1 Norwood procedure

    Deanne K. Kelleher;Peter Laussen;Armando Teixeira-Pinto;Christopher Duggan

  • Malnutrition in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: Current Prevalence

    Kristy M. Hendricks;Christopher Duggan;Linda Gallagher;Alexandra C. Carlin

  • Nutritional deficiencies during critical illness.

    Nilesh M. Mehta;Christopher P. Duggan

  • Applied nutritional investigation Growth and correlates of nutritional status among infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) after stage 1 Norwood procedure

    Deanne K. Kelleher;Peter Laussen;Armando Teixeira-Pinto;Christopher Duggan

Frequent Co-Authors

Wafaie W. Fawzi
Wafaie W. Fawzi Harvard University
Donna Spiegelman
Donna Spiegelman Yale University
Ronald J. Bosch
Ronald J. Bosch Harvard University
David C. Bellinger
David C. Bellinger Boston Children's Hospital
David Zurakowski
David Zurakowski Boston Children's Hospital
Andrew T. Gewirtz
Andrew T. Gewirtz Georgia State University
Patrick Webb
Patrick Webb Tufts University
Henry A. Feldman
Henry A. Feldman Boston Children's Hospital
Mathuram Santosham
Mathuram Santosham Johns Hopkins University
Sandra W. Jacobson
Sandra W. Jacobson Wayne State University

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