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  1. Sam Newton and John Appiah Poku J,
    Opinion of researchers based in the UK on recruiting subjects from developing countries into randomized controlled trials.Developing World Bioethics 2007, Dec (3) 149-156.

  2. Sam Newton and John Appiah Poku,
    Perspectives of researchers on obtaining informed consent in developing countries. Developing World Bioethics.2007 April (1) 19-24

  3. Newton S, Owusu-Agyei S.
    Need to worry: wrong vitamin A doses reported! Vaccine. 2007Jun 6;25(23):4514. Epub 2007 Jan 16.

  4. Chandramohan D, Hodgson A, Coleman P, Baiden R, Asante K, Awine E, Owusu-Agyei S, Boutriau D, Nelson CB, Greenwood B.
    An evaluation of the immunogenicity and safety of a new trivalent meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine. Vaccine. 2007 Sep 3;25 Suppl 1:A83-91. Epub 2007 May 7.

  5. Newton S, Owusu-Agyei S, Kirkwood B
    Is there any monitoring of the quality of vitamin A capsules used in supplementation programs? Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct;86(4):1254.

  6. Edmond KM, Kirkwood BR, Amenga-Etego S, Owusu-Agyei S, Hurt LS
    Effect of early infant feeding practices on infection-specific neonatal mortality: an investigation of the causal links with observational data from rural Ghana. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct;86(4):1126-31

  7. Owusu-Agyei S, Awini E, Anto F, Mensah-Afful T, Adjuik M, Hodgson A, Afari E, Binka F.
    Assessing malaria control in the Kassena-Nankana district of northern Ghana through repeated surveys using the RBM tools. Malar J. 2007 Aug 4;6:103

  8. Newton S, Owusu-Agyei S, Ampofo W, Zandoh C, Adjuik M, Adjei G, Tchum S, Filteau S, Kirkwood BR
    Vitamin A supplementation enhances infants' immune responses to hepatitis B vaccine but does not affect responses to Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine. J Nutr. 2007 May;137(5):1272-7.

  9. Hill Z, Kirkwood B, Kendall C, Adjei E, Arthur P, Agyemang CT.
    Factors that affect the adoption and maintenance of weekly vitamin A supplementation among women in Ghana. Public Health Nutr. 2007 Aug;10(8):827-33. Epub 2007 Mar 5.

  10. Newton SK, Appiah-Poku J.
    The perspectives of researchers on obtaining informed consent in developing countries.Dev World Bioeth. 2007 Apr;7(1):19-24.

    12. Christofides A, Asante KP, Schauer C, Sharieff W, Owusu-Agyei S, Zlotkin S.
    Multi-micronutrient Sprinkles including a low dose of iron provided as microencapsulated ferrous fumarate improves haematologic indices in anaemic children: a randomized clinical trial. Matern Child Nutr. 2006 Jul;2(3):169-80.

  12. Falk N, Maire N, Sama W, Owusu-Agyei S, Smith T, Beck HP, Felger I.
    Comparison of PCR-RFLP and Genescan-based genotyping for analyzing infection dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Jun;74(6):944-50.

  13. Tchum, S. K., Tanumihardjo, S. A., Newton, S., de Benoist, B., Owusu-Agyei, S., Arthur, F. K. N., Tetteh, A.
    Evaluation of vitamin A supplementation regimens in Ghanaian postpartum mothers using the modified-relative-dose-response test. Am J Clin Nutr Vol.84, No.6 1344-1349, December 2006.
    Abstract

  14. Zlotkin S, Schauer C, Owusu-Agyei S, Wolfson J, Tondeur MC, Asante KP, Newton S, Serfass RE, Sharieff W.
    Demonstrating zinc and iron bioavailability from intrinsically labeled microencapsulated ferrous fumarate and zinc gluconate Sprinkles in young children. J Nutr. 2006 Apr;136(4):920-5. Abstract Full text(pdf)

  15. Edmond KM, Zandoh C, Quigley M, Amenga-Egego S, Owusu-Agyei S, Kirkwood B.
    Delayed breastfeeding initiation increase neonatal mortality risk. Pediatrics 2006; 117(3):e380-e386
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  16. Newton S, Cousens S, Owusu-Agyei S, Filteau S, Stanley C, Linsell L et al.
    Vitamin a supplementation does not affect infants' immune responses to polio and tetanus vaccines. J Nutr 2005; 135(11):2669-2673.

  17. Bahl R, Frost C, Kirkwood B, Edmond K, Martines J, Bhandari N et al.
    Infant feeding patterns and risks of death and hospitalization in the first half of infancy: multicentre cohort study. Bull World Health Organ 2005; 83(6):418-426.

  18. Dugan C et al and the Zinc against plasmodium study group
    Plasma zin Concentrations are depressed during the acute phase response in children with Falciparum Malaria. J Nutr 135:802-807,2005.

  19. Harold C. Furr, Michael Green, Marjorie Haskell, Najat Mokhtar, Penepole Nestel, Sam Newton, Judy Ribaya-Mercado, Guangwen Tang, Sherry Tanumihardjo, Emorn Wasantwisut.
    Stable Isotope Dilution Techniques for Assessing Vitamin A status and Bioefficacy of Provitamin A Carotenoids in Humans Public Health Nutrition 2005.8(6):596-607

  20. Hussein J, Bell J, Nazzar A, Abbey M, Adjei S, Graham W.
    The Skilled Attendance Index: Proposal for a new measure of skilled attendance at delivery. Reproductive Health Matters 2004; 12(24):160-170.

  21. Tondeur WC, Schauer C, Christofides AL, Asante KP, Newton S, Serfass RE et al.
    Determination of iron absorption from intrinsically labeled microencapsulated ferrous fumarate (sprinkles) in infants with different iron and hematologic status by using a dual-stable-isotope method. Am J Clin Nutr 2004; 80(5):1436-1444.

  22. Zlotkin S, Arthur P, Schauer C, Antwi K, Yeung G, Piekarz A
    Home-Fortification with Iron and Zinc Sprinkles Alone Successfully treats anemia in infants and young children:
    Journal of Nutrition -Jan 2003, 133: 1075-1080.

  23. Stanley Zlotkin, Kojo Yeboah Antwi,Claudia Schauer,George Yeung
    Use of microencapsulated iron(II) fumarate sprinkles to prevent recurrence of anaemia in infants and young children at high risk:
    Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2003;81:108-115.
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  24. M. Tondeur, S. Zlotkin, C. Schauer, S Newton, S Owusu-Agyei: Departments of Paediatrics, Nutritional Sciences, and Centre for International Health, University of Toronto; The Hospital for Sick Children, Research Institute, Canada; The Kintampo Health Research Centre Health Research Unit, Ministry of Health, Ghana.
    Iron Absorption from Intrinsically Labelled Microencapsulated Ferrous Fumarate (SPRINKLES) in Anemic & Non-Anemic Infants:
    Presented at INACG, 2003 in Marrakesh, Morocco
    Abstract
     

  25. Zinc against Plasmodium Group.
    Effect of Zinc on the treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76;805-12

  26. S Zlotkin, P Arthur, K Y Antwi, G Yeung.
    Randomized controlled trial of Microencapsulated ferrous fumarate 'SPRINKLES' and ferrous sulfate drops for treatment and prevention of Anaemia in Ghanaian infants:
    Presented at the 17th International Congress of Nutrition, August 27-31, 2001, Vienna
    Abstract

  27. Wagaarachchi PT, Graham WJ, Penney GC, McCaw-Binns A, Yeboah Antwi K, Hall MH.
    Holding up a mirror: changing obstetric practice through criterion-based clinical audit in developing countries:
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2001 Aug;74(2):119-30; discussion 131
    Abstract

  28. Zlotkin S, Arthur P, Antwi KY, Yeung G.
    Randomized, controlled trial of single versus 3-times-daily ferrous sulfate drops for treatment of anemia.
    Pediatrics. 2001 Sep;108(3):613-6.
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  29. Yeboah-Antwi K, Gyapong JO, Asare IK, Barnish G, Evans DB, Adjei S.
    Impact of prepackaging antimalarial drugs on cost to patients and compliance with treatment.
    2001;79(5):394-9. PMID: 11417034
    Abstract

  30. Graham W, Wagaarachchi P, Penney G, McCaw-Binns A, Antwi KY, Hall MH. Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Scotland. w.graham@aberdeen.ac.uk
    Criteria for clinical audit of the quality of hospital-based obstetric care in developing countries: Bull World Health Organ. 2000;78(5):614-20.
    Abstract

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