Publications

Publications

Research publications by the Center for Nutrition Studies

2020
  1. Bhargava A, Bhargava M, Meher A, Benedetti A, Velayutham B, Swarnalikha B, Mori D, Shah NS and Pai M. Nutritional supplementation to prevent tuberculosis incidence in household contacts of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RATIONS). BMJ Open 2020; 10:e033063. Doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033063.
  2. Bhargava A. et al. N-TB: A mobile-based application to simplify nutritional assessment, counseling and care of patients with tuberculosis in India. Indian J Tuberc. 2019 Jan;66(1):193-197. Doi 10.1016/j.ijtb.2018.10.012.
2019
  1. Bhargava A, Bhargava M. Tuberculosis deaths are predictable and preventable: Comprehensive assessment and clinical management is the key. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis 2020;19:100155.
  2. Bhargava M, Bhargava A. Development of simplified body mass index-based field charts to assess nutritional status and weight gain in adult patients with tuberculosis. J Family Med Prim Care 2019;8:115-9.
  3. Fathima KA, Bhargava M. Salt reduction and low-sodium salt substitutes: Awareness among health-care providers in Mangalore, Karnataka. Indian J Community Med 2018;43:266-9.
2018
  1. Bhargava A, Bhargava M, Pande T, Rao R, Parmar M. N-TB: a mobile based app for nutritional assessment, counselling and support for patients with tuberculosis in India. Indian J Tuberc. 2018.
  2. Bhargava A. A new language in the Intensive Care Unit. Research & Humanities in Medical Education, 2018; 5: 69-71.
  3. Rathi P, Raghuveer P, Narendra V, Bhargava M. Prevalence of Non Communicable Diseases and Its Risk Factors among the Non-Teaching Staff of Medical College using WHO STEPS. Natl Community Medicine 2018; 9(2):71-77.
2017
  1. Bhargava A. Undernutrition, nutritionally acquired immunodeficiency and tuberculosis control. BMJ Global Health 2017; 1(4): e000019.
  2. Bhargava A, Bhargava M. Nutritional care and support of patients with Tuberculosis in India. In: Let's Talk TB, Madhukar Pai (ed), 3rd GP Clinics India: 16-23.
  3. Bhargava A, Benedetti A, Engel M, Thabane L, Pai M. Development of easy to use BMI-based field charts for nutrition assessment and screening. Arch Public Health 2017;75:15.
Earlier Publications
  1. Bhargava A. et al. Assessment and initial management of acute undifferentiated fever in tropical and subtropical regions. BMJ. 2018;363:k4435.
  2. Bhargava A. et al. Pyridoxine for patients suffering from drug-susceptible tuberculosis in India. Public Health Action 2017;7(2):189.
  3. Bhargava A, et al. Nutritional assessment and counseling of tuberculosis patients at primary care in India: Do we measure up? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2017;21:S40.
  4. Center for Nutrition Studies. Guidance Document: Nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis in India. Central TB Division, 2017.

Research Articles

Prevalence of Non Communicable Diseases and Its Risk Factors among the Non-Teaching Staff of Medical College using WHO STEPS.

Rathi P, Raghuveer P, Narendra V, Bhargava M. Natl Community Medicine 2018; 9(2):71-77. ...

June 29, 2020

N-TB: A mobile-based application to simplify nutritional assessment, counseling and care of patients with tuberculosis in India.

 Bhargava A, Bhargava M, Pande T, Rao R, Parmar M. Indian J Tuberc. 2018 Nov 7. ...

June 29, 2020

Salt reduction and low?sodium salt substitutes: Awareness among health?care providers in Mangalore, Karnataka. Indian J Community Med 2018;43:266-

Fathima KA, Bhargava M. ...

June 29, 2020

Development of simplified body mass index–based field charts to assess nutritional status and weight gain in adult patients with tuberculosis.

Bhargava M, Bhargava A. J Family Med Prim Care 2019;8:115-9. Doi 10.4103/jfmpc_226_18. ...

June 29, 2020

Nutritional assessment and counseling of tuberculosis patients at primary care in India: Do we measure up?

Bhargava M, Bhargava A, Akshaya KM, Shastri S, Bairi R, Parmar M, Sharath BN. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2019 Jan8. Doi: 10.5588/ijtld.18.033 ...

June 29, 2020

Pyridoxine for patients suffering from drug-susceptible tuberculosis in India.

Bhargava M, Bhargava A. Public Health Action. 2017; 8 (2):97. ...

June 29, 2020

Nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis in India: A primer for general physicians. Lets Talk TB

BOOK CHAPTER: Bhargava A, Bhargava M. 3rd ed. Mumbai: GP Clinics; 2017. p. 16-23 ...

June 29, 2020

Development of easy to use BMI-based field charts for nutrition assessment and screening.

These were incorporated in the Guidance Document: Nutrition care and support for patients with tuberculosis in India. These have also been adapted for nutrition assessment of pregnant women in first t...

June 29, 2020

N-TB: a mobile based app for nutritional assessment, counselling and support for patients with tuberculosis in India.

This was developed in collaboration with McGill University, RNTCP, WHO (India), and was released as a part of new initiatives of the TB programme at the END TB Summit in New Delhi in March 2018, by th...

June 29, 2020

Guidance Document: Nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis in India. Central TB Division.

Bhargava A, Kulkarni B, Kurpad A, Bhargava M, Rao R, Parmar M, et al Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Government of India, and Who Country Office India. ...

June 29, 2020

Assessment and initial management of acute undifferentiated fever in tropical and subtropical regions.

Bhargava A, Ralph R, Chatterjee B, Bottieau E. BMJ. 2018 Nov 29;363:k4766 ...

June 29, 2020

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