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Lawrence H. Moulton is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine with a focus on several subfields including Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Nutrition and Dietetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics related to child health, nutrition, and environmental impacts on health outcomes. Notable papers include:

  • Maternal fecal microbiome predicts gestational age, birth weight and neonatal growth in rural Zimbabwe, 2021, EBioMedicine
  • Early child development in children who are HIV-exposed uninfected compared to children who are HIV-unexposed: observational sub-study of a cluster-randomized trial in rural Zimbabwe, 2020, Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • Effects of a Household Air Pollution Intervention with Liquefied Petroleum Gas on Cardiopulmonary Outcomes in Peru. A Randomized Controlled Trial, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass for Cooking and Effects on Birth Weight, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Mortality, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Transmission, and Growth in Children Exposed to HIV in Rural Zimbabwe, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases

Their frequent co-authors include William Checkley, Robert Ntozini, Andrew J. Prendergast, Jean H. Humphrey, and Eric D. McCollum. These collaborations indicate a consistent engagement in multi-disciplinary studies related to respiratory health, infectious diseases, and child development in low-resource settings.

Publication venues commonly featuring their work are diverse but concentrate on high-impact journals in medicine and public health, including Vaccine, New England Journal of Medicine, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SSRN Electronic Journal, and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Research topics covered by Lawrence H. Moulton include:

  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Infant Nutrition and Health

Overall, the scientist's work intersects public health, environmental factors, and infectious disease epidemiology with a significant focus on vulnerable populations such as children in rural and low-income settings.

Best Publications

  • Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised trial

    Ronald H Gray;Godfrey Kigozi;David Serwadda;Frederick Makumbi

  • Cluster randomised trials

    Richard J. Hayes;Lawrence H. Moulton

  • Control of sexually transmitted diseases for AIDS prevention in Uganda: a randomised community trial

    Maria J Wawer;Nelson K Sewankambo;David Serwadda;Thomas C Quinn

  • Early exclusive breastfeeding reduces the risk of postnatal HIV-1 transmission and increases HIV-free survival

    Peter J Iliff;Ellen G Piwoz;Naume V Tavengwa;Clare D Zunguza

  • Male Circumcision for the Prevention of HSV-2 and HPV Infections and Syphilis

    Aaron A.R. Tobian;David Serwadda;David Serwadda;Thomas C. Quinn;Godfrey Kigozi

  • Factors Associated With Refusal of Childhood Vaccines Among Parents of School-aged Children: A Case-Control Study

    Daniel A. Salmon;Lawrence H. Moulton;Saad B. Omer;M. Patricia deHart

  • Independent and combined effects of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene, and improved complementary feeding, on child stunting and anaemia in rural Zimbabwe: a cluster-randomised trial

    Jean H Humphrey;Mduduzi N N Mbuya;Robert Ntozini;Lawrence H Moulton

  • Efficacy and safety of seven-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine in American Indian children: group randomised trial

    Katherine L O'Brien;Lawrence H Moulton;Raymond Reid;Robert Weatherholtz

  • The demand for alcohol: the differential response to price.

    Willard G. Manning;Linda Blumberg;Lawrence H. Moulton

  • A trial of antiparasitic treatment to reduce the rate of seizures due to cerebral cysticercosis.

    Héctor H. Garcia;E. Javier Pretell;Robert H. Gilman;S. Manuel Martinez

  • Nonmedical exemptions to school immunization requirements: secular trends and association of state policies with pertussis incidence.

    Saad B. Omer;William K. Y. Pan;Neal A. Halsey;Shannon Stokley

  • Long-term Efficacy of BCG Vaccine in American Indians and Alaska Natives: A 60-Year Follow-up Study

    Naomi E. Aronson;Mathuram Santosham;George W. Comstock;Robin S. Howard

  • New Regimens to Prevent Tuberculosis in Adults with HIV Infection

    Neil A. Martinson;Grace L. Barnes;Lawrence H. Moulton;Reginah Msandiwa

  • The impact of antiretroviral therapy and isoniazid preventive therapy on tuberculosis incidence in HIV-infected patients in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Jonathan E Golub;Valeria Saraceni;Solange C Cavalcante;Antonio G Pacheco

  • Effect of water and sanitation on childhood health in a poor Peruvian peri-urban community

    William Checkley;Robert H Gilman;Robert E Black;Leonardo D Epstein;Leonardo D Epstein

  • Child mortality according to maternal and infant HIV status in Zimbabwe.

    Edmore Marinda;Jean H. Humphrey;Peter J. Iliff;Kuda Mutasa

  • Circumcision in HIV-infected men and its effect on HIV transmission to female partners in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised controlled trial

    Maria J Wawer;Frederick Makumbi;Godfrey Kigozi;David Serwadda

  • Geographic Clustering of Nonmedical Exemptions to School Immunization Requirements and Associations With Geographic Clustering of Pertussis

    Saad B. Omer;Kyle S. Enger;Lawrence H. Moulton;Neal A. Halsey

  • Randomised trial of isoniazid versus rifampicin and pyrazinamide for prevention of tuberculosis in HIV-1 infection

    Neal A Halsey;Jacqueline S Coberly;Julio Desormeaux;Phyllis Losikoff

  • Extended-dose nevirapine to 6 weeks of age for infants to prevent HIV transmission via breastfeeding in Ethiopia, India, and Uganda: an analysis of three randomised controlled trials.

    Six Week Extended-Dose Nevirapine (Swen) Study Team;Abubaker Bedri;Berhanu Gudetta;Abdulhamid Isehak

Frequent Co-Authors

Neal A. Halsey
Neal A. Halsey Johns Hopkins University
Mathuram Santosham
Mathuram Santosham Johns Hopkins University
Rebecca J. Stoltzfus
Rebecca J. Stoltzfus Cornell University
Richard E. Chaisson
Richard E. Chaisson Johns Hopkins University
Katherine L. O’Brien
Katherine L. O’Brien Johns Hopkins University
Richard J. Hayes
Richard J. Hayes London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Thomas C. Quinn
Thomas C. Quinn Johns Hopkins University
Saad B. Omer
Saad B. Omer The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Brian J. Ward
Brian J. Ward McGill University Health Centre
Oliver Laeyendecker
Oliver Laeyendecker Johns Hopkins University

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