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10731
World Ranking
3359
National Ranking
1552

Overview

Kurt J. Bloch is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States, contributing research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Physiology.

Their research topics focus on various aspects of health, with significant attention to obesity, physical activity, and diet. Other main topics include diabetes, cardiovascular risks and lipoproteins, nutritional studies and diet, health and lifestyle studies, global public health policies and epidemiology, health disparities and outcomes, as well as diet and metabolism studies.

Kurt J. Bloch has contributed to a number of recent publications that address adolescent health issues and broader epidemiological concerns. Some notable papers include:

  • "Prevalence and factors associated with hypovitaminosis D in adolescents from a sunny country: Findings from the ERICA survey" (2020, The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  • "Association between asthma and sleep hours in Brazilian adolescents: ERICA" (2020, Jornal de Pediatria)
  • "Association Between Abdominal Waist Circumference and Blood Pressure In Brazilian Adolescents With Normal Body Mass Index" (2020, Global Heart)
  • "Sociodemographic and environmental factors associated with dengue, Zika, and chikungunya among adolescents from two Brazilian capitals" (2023, PLoS neglected tropical diseases)
  • "Associação entre realização de refeições com os pais ou responsáveis e obesidade em adolescentes brasileiros" (2020, Cadernos de Saúde Pública)

Frequent coauthors with multiple joint publications include:

  • Maria Cristina Caetano Kuschnir
  • Felipe Vogt Cureau
  • Beatriz D. Schaan
  • José Rocha Faria-Neto
  • Kênia Mara Baiocchi de Carvalho

Kurt J. Bloch's work appears regularly in a select group of academic venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
  • Nutrition
  • Cadernos de Saúde Pública
  • Global Heart
  • Journal of Physical Activity and Health

The scientist has not been noted for book publications or received awards according to available data. Their contributions continue to focus on public health issues, epidemiology, and clinical factors affecting adolescent and population health, with an emphasis on conditions related to nutrition, cardiovascular health, and environmental influences.

Best Publications

  • SJOEGREN'S SYNDROME. A CLINICAL, PATHOLOGICAL, AND SEROLOGICAL STUDY OF SIXTY-TWO CASES.

    K J Bloch;W W Buchanan;M J Wohl;J J Bunim

  • Immunoglobulins on the surface of neoplastic lymphocytes.

    Alan C. Aisenberg;Kurt J. Bloch

  • Intestinal Uptake of Macromolecules: Effect of Oral Immunization

    W. Allan Walker;Kurt J. Isselbacher;Kurt J. Bloch

  • Serum antibody to inner ear proteins in patients with progressive hearing loss. Correlation with disease activity and response to corticosteroid treatment.

    Richard A. Moscicki;E. San Martin;Carlos H. Quintero;Steven D. Rauch

  • Cell-surface immunoglobulins in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and allied disorders

    Alan C. Aisenberg;Kurt J. Bloch;John C. Long

  • Immunologic Relationship between Blood Group Substances and a Fucose-Containing Glycolipid of Human Adenocarcinoma

    Sen-Itiroh Hakomori;Jerzy Koscielak;Kurt J. Bloch;Roger W. Jeanloz

  • Inhaled nitric oxide reverses pulmonary vasoconstriction in the hypoxic and acidotic newborn lamb.

    J D Roberts;T Y Chen;N Kawai;J Wain

  • Allergens of mammalian origin. III. Properties of a major feline allergen

    John L. Ohman;Francis C. Lowell;Kurt J. Bloch

  • Inhaled nitric oxide. A bronchodilator in mild asthmatics with methacholine-induced bronchospasm.

    R M Kacmarek;R Ripple;B A Cockrill;K J Bloch

  • Intestinal Uptake of Macromolecules III. Studies on the Mechanism by Which Immunization Interferes with Antigen Uptake

    Walker Wa;Wu M;Isselbacher Kj;Bloch Kj

  • Rapid oral challenge-desensitization for patients with aspirin-related urticaria-angioedema.

    Johnson T. Wong;Catherine S. Nagy;Steven J. Krinzman;James A. MacLean

  • Increased Susceptibility to Infection in a Patient with Type II Essential Hypercatabolism of C3

    Chester A. Alper;Kurt J. Bloch;Fred S. Rosen

  • ANTIBODIES INVOLVED IN ANTIGEN-INDUCED RELEASE OF SLOW REACTING SUBSTANCE OF ANAPHYLAXIS (SRS-A) IN THE GUINEA PIG AND RAT*

    Daniel J. Stechschulte;K. Frank Austen;Kurt J. Bloch

  • Anaphylactic release of intestinal goblet cell mucus.

    A M Lake;K J Bloch;K J Sinclair;W A Walker

  • Sjögren's syndrome. A clinical, pathological, and serological study of sixty-two cases. 1965.

    K J Bloch;W W Buchanan;M J Wohl;J J Bunim

  • Serum Antibodies to Heat Shock Protein 70 in Sensorineural Hearing Loss

    Donald B. Bloch;E. San Martin;Steven D. Rauch;Richard A. Moscicki

  • Heavy-chain disease. Report of a seventh case.

    Leonard L. Ellman;Kurt J Bloch

  • Cryoglobulinemia and hepatitis C virus.

    Kurt J. Bloch

  • Anaphylaxis during induction of general anesthesia: subsequent evaluation and management.

    Richard A. Moscicki;Steven M. Sockin;Bruce F. Corsello;Martin G. Ostro

  • Hormonal influence on the secretory immune system of the eye: androgen regulation of secretory component levels in rat tears.

    D A Sullivan;K J Bloch;M R Allansmith

Frequent Co-Authors

W. Allan Walker
W. Allan Walker Harvard University
David A. Sullivan
David A. Sullivan Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
K. Frank Austen
K. Frank Austen Brigham and Women's Hospital
Edgar Haber
Edgar Haber Harvard University
Kurt J. Isselbacher
Kurt J. Isselbacher Harvard University
Rebecca H. Buckley
Rebecca H. Buckley Duke University
John Bienenstock
John Bienenstock McMaster University
Arthur Donny Strosberg
Arthur Donny Strosberg Scripps Research Institute
Atul K. Bhan
Atul K. Bhan Harvard University

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