R. G. Whitehead

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

R. G. Whitehead is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. G. Whitehead has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 36 papers in Physiology and 19 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in R. G. Whitehead's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (35 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (22 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (16 papers). R. G. Whitehead is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (35 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (22 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (16 papers). R. G. Whitehead collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Uganda and Gambia. R. G. Whitehead's co-authors include Tim Cole, Ann Prentice, A A Paul, W. A. Coward, M.G.M. Rowland, P. G. Lunn, M. B. Sawyer, A. Black, A.M. Prentice and W. A. Coward and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

R. G. Whitehead

120 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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High levels of energy expenditure in obese women.

1986 481 citations Ann Prentice, A. Black et al. BMJ profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Food security status in households of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in a Ugandan urban setting 2007 ·British Journal Of Nutrition ·(unknown), Joyce K. Kikafunda, R. G. Whitehead	115
2	Less diarrhoea but no change in growth: 15 years' data from three Gambian villages Commentary 1999 ·Archives of Disease in Childhood ·E.M.E. Poskitt, Tim Cole, R. G. Whitehead, Lawrence T. Weaver	39
3	Community-Based Longitudinal Nutrition and Health Studies: Classical Examples from Guatemala, Haiti and Mexico 1996 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·R. G. Whitehead	13
4	Lowered energy intake and dietary macronutrient balance: potential consequences for micronutrient status. 1995 ·PubMed ·R. G. Whitehead	12
5	Growth of Breast-Fed Infants Deviates From Current Reference Data: A Pooled Analysis of US, Canadian, and European Data Sets 1995 ·PEDIATRICS ·Kathryn G. Dewey, Janet M Peerson, Kenneth H. Brown, Nancy F. Krebs, Kim F. Michaelsen, Lars Åke Persson, Leena Salmenperä, R. G. Whitehead, David L. Yeung	232
6	Dietary reference values 1992 ·Proceedings of The Nutrition Society ·R. G. Whitehead	16
7	Potential contribution of leisure activity to the energy expenditure patterns of sedentary populations 1991 ·British Journal Of Nutrition ·M. Barbara E. Livingstone, Jay J. Strain, Ann Prentice, W. A. Coward, (unknown), Margo E. Barker, (unknown), P. G. McKenna, R. G. Whitehead	35
8	Accuracy of weighed dietary records in studies of diet and health. 1990 ·BMJ ·M. Barbara E. Livingstone, Andrew M. Prentice, JJ Strain, W. A. Coward, A. Black, Margo E. Barker, P. G. McKenna, R. G. Whitehead	385
9	High levels of energy expenditure in obese women. breakdown → 1986 ·BMJ ·Ann Prentice, A. Black, W. A. Coward, H L Davies, G R Goldberg, Peter R. Murgatroyd, James Ashford, M. B. Sawyer, R. G. Whitehead	481
10	Breast‐milk Antimicrobial Factors of Rural Gambian Mothers: Influence of Stage of Lactation and Maternal Plane of Nutrition 1984 ·Acta Paediatrica ·Ann Prentice, Tim Cole, A A Paul, R. G. Whitehead	32
11	Breast‐milk Antimicrobial Factors of Rural Gambian Mothers: Influence of Season and Prevalence of Infection 1984 ·Acta Paediatrica ·Ann Prentice, Michael Watkinson, Tim Cole, R. G. Whitehead	25
12	The better use of food resources for infants and mothers 1980 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·R. G. Whitehead	1
13	Dietary Goals: Their Scientific Justification 1979 ·Royal Society of Health Journal ·R. G. Whitehead	5
14	VIRUSES AND GASTROENTERITIS 1975 ·The Lancet ·Stacey S. Patterson, John Parry, Tim Matthews, R. R. Dourmashkin, D. A. J. Tyrrell, R. G. Whitehead, M.G.M. Rowland	24
15	Quantitative changes in serum protein fractions during the development of kwashiorkor and in recovery 1972 ·British Journal Of Nutrition ·W. A. Coward, R. G. Whitehead, (unknown)	14
16	The effect of an oral glucose load on serum free amino acid concentrations in children before and after treatment for kwashiorkor 1971 ·British Journal Of Nutrition ·R.F. Grimble, R. G. Whitehead	8
17	Absorption of lactose and its digestion products i the normal and malnourished Ugandan. 1967 ·Gut ·Gordon Cook, (unknown), R. G. Whitehead	27
18	HYDROXYPROLINE CREATININE RATIO AS AN INDEX OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND RATE OF GROWTH 1965 ·The Lancet ·R. G. Whitehead	104
19	RAPID DETERMINATION OF SOME PLASMA AMINOACIDS IN SUBCLINICAL KWASHIORKOR 1964 ·The Lancet ·R. G. Whitehead	112
20	THE METABOLISM OF AROMATIC AMINOACIDS IN KWASHIORKOR 1963 ·The Lancet ·R. F. A. Dean, R. G. Whitehead	27

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