Faculty Bio

Year : 2015

Pattern and Correlates of Self Reported Hyptertension Among Older Adults in Selected States of India

Cite this Research Publication : Mini GK, Thankappan KR. Pattern and Correlates of Self Reported Hyptertension Among Older Adults in Selected States of India. Journal of hypertension 2015 Vol 33 e-supplement 2. DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000469750. 26619.ca

Year : 2012

Smoking Cessation Among Diabetes Patients Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial in Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. K. R. Thankappan, Mini GK, Daivadanam M, Vijayakumar G, Sarma PS, Nichter M. Smoking Cessation Among Diabetes Patients: Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial in Kerala, India. American Diabetes Association 72nd Scientific Sessions June 8-12, 2012 Philadelphia PA. Diabetes June 2012; 61 (Suppl.1A): LB 17.

Publisher : American Diabetes Association 72nd Scientific Sessions

Year : 2009

Catastrophic Payments and Coping Associated with Household Spending due to Acute Coronary Syndrome in Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : Daivadanam M, Thankappan KR, Sarma PS, Harikrishnan S. Catastrophic Payments and Coping Associated with Household Spending due to Acute Coronary Syndrome in Kerala, India. 41st APACPH Conference December 3-6, 2009 Taipei Taiwan. Proceedings page 62.

Year : 2009

Project QTI India: Tobacco Use Pattern and Cessation Practices among Diabetes Patients in Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : Thankappan KR, Pradeepkumar AS, Nichter M. Project QTI India: Tobacco Use Pattern and Cessation Practices among Diabetes Patients in Kerala, India. Paper presented at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Mumbai India March 8-12, 2009

Publisher : Paper presented at the World Conference on Tobacco or Healt

Year : 2002

Preliminary Results of a Community Based Study on Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension and its Risk Factors in Kumarakom Panchayat, Kerala

Cite this Research Publication : Thankappan K R, Sivasankaran S, Abdul Khader, Padmanabhan PG, Sankara Sarma P. Preliminary results of a community based study on prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension and its risk factors in Kumarakom Panchayat, Kerala. Annual conference of international society for heart research, Indian section 1-3 February 2002, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Trivandrum. Abstracts of papers 2002: 42-3.

Publisher : Annual conference of International Society for Heart Research, Indian section 1-3 February 2002, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Trivandrum. Abstracts of papers 2002: 42-3.

Year : 2006

Can communities influence national health research agendas? A learning process leading to a framework for community engagement in shaping health research policy

Cite this Research Publication : Batista R, Berger M, Devlin M, Haan S D, Djamalova M, Ijsselmuiden C, Iskhakova Z, Khan K, Loff B, Nyamai-Kisia C, Vincent R, Whyte SR, Rusike I, Silva E, Thankappan KR, Varshney V. Can communities influence national health research agendas? A learning process leading to a framework for community engagement in shaping health research policy. Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) 2006 (ISBN: 92-9226-005-7)

Year : 2022

Noncommunicable Diseases in the Elderly

Cite this Research Publication : Thankappan, K.R., Mini, G.K. (2022). Noncommunicable Diseases in the Elderly. In: Handbook of Aging, Health and Public Policy. Springer, Singapore.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2022

Perceived effectiveness of anti-tobacco advertisements used in Indian cinema: results of a cross-sectional study from South-India

Cite this Research Publication : Nandru S, Kodali PB, Thankappan KR. Perceived effectiveness of anti-tobacco advertisements used in Indian cinema: results of a cross-sectional study from South-India, Journal of Substance Use, February 2022. DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2022.2043471 (impact factor 1.00)

Year : 2022

Determinants of Health Service Utilization Among Adults at High Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes in Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : Hone P, Black J, Sathish T, Kapoor N, Cao Y, Haregu T, Thankappan KR, Oldenburg B. Determinants of Health Service Utilization Among Adults at High Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes in Kerala, India. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2022 Jan 11:10105395211072497. doi: 10.1177/10105395211072497. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35016535. (impact factor 1.399)

Year : 2022

Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Young Adults (20–39 Years) in Kerala, South India

Cite this Research Publication : Geevar Z, Krishnan MN, Venugopal K, Sanjay G, Harikrishnan S, Mohanan PP, Mini GK and Thankappan KR (2022) Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Young Adults (20–39 Years) in Kerala, South India. Front. Cardiovasc. Med. 9:765442. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.765442 (impact factor 6.057)

Publisher : National Library of Medicine

Year : 2021

Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among adults aged 30 years and above in Barmer district, Rajasthan, India

Cite this Research Publication : Godara R, Mathews E, Mini GK, Thankappan KR. Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among adults aged 30 years and above in Barmer district, Rajasthan, India. Indian Heart J. 2021 Mar-Apr;73(2):236-238. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2021.02.007. Epub 2021 Feb 17. PMID: 33865527.

Year : 2021

Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018

Cite this Research Publication : Kinyoki D, Osgood-Zimmerman AE, Bhattacharjee NV; Local Burden of Disease Anaemia Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR), Kassebaum NJ, Hay SI. Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018. Nat Med. 2021 Oct 12. doi: 10.1038/s41591-021-01498-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34642490

Year : 2021

National noncommunicable disease monitoring survey (NNMS) in India: Estimating risk factor prevalence in adult population

Cite this Research Publication : Mathur P, Kulothungan V, Leburu S, Krishnan A, Chaturvedi HK, Salve HR, Amarchand R, Nongkynrih B, Kumar PG, K S VU, Ramakrishnan L, Laxmaiah A, Boruah M, Kumar S, Patro BK, Raghav PR, Rajkumar P, Sarma PS, Sharma R, Tambe M, Thankappan KR, Arlappa N, Mahanta TG, Joshi RP, Rustagi N, Gupta S, Behera BK, Shelke SC, Galhotra A, Bhuyan PJ, Pakhare AP, Kumar D, Topno RK, Gupta MK, Trivedi AV, Garg S. National noncommunicable disease monitoring survey (NNMS) in India: Estimating risk factor prevalence in adult population. PLoS One. 2021 Mar 2;16(3):e0246712. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246712. PMID: 33651825. (impact factor 2.806)

Year : 2021

Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight

Cite this Research Publication : NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) (Including Thankappan KR). Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight eLife 2021;10:e60060. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.60060 (impact factor 7.080)

Year : 2021

ASHA-Led Community-Based Groups to Support Control of Hypertension in Rural India Are Feasible and Potentially Scalable

Cite this Research Publication : Riddell MA, Mini GK, Joshi R, Thrift AG, Guggilla RK, Evans RG, Thankappan KR, Chalmers K, Chow CK, Mahal AS, Kalyanram K, Kartik K, Suresh O, Thomas N, Maulik PK, Srikanth VK, Arabshahi S, Varma RP, D’Esposito F and Oldenburg B (2021) ASHA-Led Community-Based Groups to Support Control of Hypertension in Rural India Are Feasible and Potentially Scalable. Front. Med. 8:771822. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.771822 (impact factor 5.091)

Year : 2021

Generalizability of hypertension risk factors and achieving blood pressure control in educator populations in India

Cite this Research Publication : Mini GK, Thankappan KR. Reply to letter to the editor titled: Generalizability of hypertension risk factors and achieving blood pressure control in educator populations in India. Indian Heart Journal. 2021 Mar-Apr;73(2):255. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2021.01.001. Epub 2021 Jan 7. PMID: 33865533.

Year : 2021

Teacher’s Perspectives on Development of Oral Health Education Intervention (OHEI) for 6 – 12 Year Children in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala – A Qualitative Study

Cite this Research Publication : Suresh N, Kutty VR, Thankappan KR, Kumar KN, Sarma PS, Vijayan AA. Teacher’s Perspectives on Development of Oral Health Education Intervention (OHEI) for 6 - 12 Year Children in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala - A Qualitative Study. Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 2021; 5(5): 115-122. DOI: 10.31080/ASDS.2021.05.1105

Year : 2021

Prevalence and underlying factors of depressive disorders among PhD students: a mixed-method study in the Indian context

Cite this Research Publication : LTL, Hense S, Kodali PB, Thankappan KR. Prevalence and underlying factors of depressive disorders among PhD students: a mixed-method study in the Indian context. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education 2021

Year : 2021

Are the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 Suitable for Use in India? A Psychometric Analysis

Cite this Research Publication : De Man J, Absetz P, Sathish T, Desloge A, Haregu T, Oldenburg B, Johnson LCM, Thankappan KR, Williams ED. "Are the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 Suitable for Use in India? A Psychometric Analysis". Frontiers in Psychology. 2021 May 13;12:676398. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.676398. PMID: 34054677; PMCID: PMC8155718. (impact factor 3.367)

Publisher : Frontiers in Psychology

Year : 2021

Multi-morbidity and blood pressure control: Results of a cross-sectional study among school teachers in Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : Mini GK, Mohan M, Sarma PS, Thankappan KR. "Multi-morbidity and blood pressure control: Results of a cross-sectional study among school teachers in Kerala, India". Indian J Public Health. 2021 Apr-Jun;65(2):190-193. doi: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_1236_20. PMID: 34135190. (impact factor 1.00)

Publisher : Indian Journal of Public Health

Year : 2021

Prevalence of Dental Caries and Gingivitis among 6 – 12 Year Old Children in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India – A Cross-Sectional Study

Cite this Research Publication : Suresh N, Kutty VR, Thankappan KR, Kumar KN, Sarma PS, Vijayan AA. "Prevalence of Dental Caries and Gingivitis among 6 - 12 Year Old Children in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India - A Cross-Sectional Study". Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 2021; 5 (5): 109-114. DOI: 10.31080/ASDS.2021.05.1104

Publisher : Acta Scientific Dental Sciences

Year : 2021

Effectiveness of a physical activity intervention program using peer support among sedentary women in Thiruvananthapuram City, India: results of a non-randomized quasi experimental study

Cite this Research Publication : Mathews E, Sauzet O, Thankappan KR. "Effectiveness of a physical activity intervention program using peer support among sedentary women in Thiruvananthapuram City, India: results of a non-randomized quasi experimental study". Wellcome Open Research. 2021 Apr 20;6:87. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16618.1. PMID: 34095510; PMCID: PMC8145223. (impact factor 2.73)

Publisher : Wellcome Open Research

Year : 2021

Clustering of noncommunicable disease risk factors among adolescents attending higher secondary schools in Kasaragod District, Kerala, India [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]

Cite this Research Publication : Sreena TV, Mathews E, Kodali PB and Thankappan KR. "Clustering of noncommunicable disease risk factors among adolescents attending higher secondary schools in Kasaragod District, Kerala, India [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]." Wellcome Open Res 2021, 6:145 (https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16873.1) (impact factor 2.73)

Publisher : Wellcome Open Research

Year : 2020

Coronavirus disease 2019 and noncommunicable diseases: Lessons learned so far and implications for the future

Cite this Research Publication : Thankappan KR. Coronavirus disease 2019 and noncommunicable diseases: Lessons learned so far and implications for the future (editorial). Int J Non Commun Dis 2020; 5:155-157

Year : 2019

Global, regional, and national burden of diseases and injuries for adults 70 years and older: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study

Cite this Research Publication : GBD 2019 Ageing Collaborators (including Thankappan KR). Global, regional, and national burden of diseases and injuries for adults 70 years and older: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study. BMJ. 2022 Mar 10;376:e068208. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-068208. PMID: 35273014. (impact factor 39.890)

Year : 2016

Synthesis, characterization and biological applications of new copper(II) complexes of aryl hydrazones

Cite this Research Publication : Tummalapalli K, Vasavi CS, Munusami P, Pathak M, Balamurali M.M. Synthesis, characterization and biological applications of new copper(II) complexes of aryl hydrazones,
Journal of Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2016; e3680 : 1-10. Wiley, Impact Factor: 4.07

Year : 2015

2,3-Dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)- ones: Visible light mediated synthesis, solvatochromism and biological activity

Cite this Research Publication : Hemalatha K, Madhumitha G, Vasavi CS, Munusami P. 2,3-Dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)- ones: Visible light mediated synthesis, solvatochromism and biological activity. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. 2015;143: 139–147. Elsevier, Impact Factor: 4.38

Year : 2024

Prevalence of Brugada electrocardiographic pattern in adult population – A community-based study from Kerala, South India

Cite this Research Publication : Krishnan MN, Geevar Z, Venugopal KN, Mohanan PP, Harikrishnan S, Sanjay G, Thankappan KR. Prevalence of Brugada electrocardiographic pattern in adult population - A community-based study from Kerala, South India. Indian Heart J. 2024 Jan 9:S0019-4832(24)00002-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2024.01.002. Epub ahead of print. (impact factor 1.363)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2023

The suitability, acceptability, and feasibility of a culturally contextualized low-calorie diet among women at high risk for diabetes mellitus in Kerala: a mixed-methods study

Cite this Research Publication : Mathews E, Sathish T, Joseph A, Kodapally B, Thulaseedharan JV, Narayan KMV, Oldenburg B, Thankappan KR. Effectiveness and implementation of a lifestyle modification intervention for women with isolated impaired fasting glucose: Study protocol for a hybrid type 2 study in Kerala, India [version1; peer review: awaiting peer review] Wellcome Open Research 2022, 7:62 https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17631.1First published: 15 Feb 2022, 7:62 https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17631.1

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2023

Perceived effectiveness of anti-tobacco advertisements used in Indian cinema: results of a cross-sectional study from South-India

Cite this Research Publication : Nandru S, Kodali PB, Thankappan KR. Perceived effectiveness of anti-tobacco advertisements used in Indian cinema: results of a cross-sectional study from South-India, Journal of Substance Use, February 2022. DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2022.2043471 (impact factor 1.00)

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Year : 2023

The suitability, acceptability, and feasibility of a culturally contextualized low-calorie diet among women at high risk for diabetes mellitus in Kerala: a mixed-methods study

Cite this Research Publication : Kodapally B, Vilane Z, Nsamba J, Joseph A, Mathews E, Thankappan KR. The suitability, acceptability, and feasibility of a culturally contextualized low-calorie diet among women at high risk for diabetes mellitus in Kerala: a mixed-methods study. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries. 2022 Oct 11:1-16. doi: 10.1007/s13410-022-01134-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36245572; PMCID: PMC9552705. (impact factor 1.013)

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2023

Morbidity and utilisation of healthcare services among people with cardiometabolic disease in three diverse regions of rural India

Cite this Research Publication : Zaman SB, Evans RG, Chow CK, Joshi R, Thankappan KR, Oldenburg B, Mahal AS, Kalyanram K, Kartik K, Riddell MA, Suresh O, Thomas N, Mini GK, Maulik PK, Srikanth VK, Thrift AG. Morbidity and utilisation of healthcare services among people with cardiometabolic disease in three diverse regions of rural India. Chronic Illn. 2023 Feb 6:17423953231153550. doi: 10.1177/17423953231153550. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36744377. (impact factor 2.409)

Publisher : SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England

Year : 2023

Depressive disorders and associated factors among farmers in Andhra Pradesh: results from a cross-sectional study

Cite this Research Publication : Ubbla SR, Kodali PB, Thankappan KR. Depressive disorders and associated factors among farmers in Andhra Pradesh: Results from a crosssectional study. Indian J Occup Environ Med 2023;27 (3):23540. DOI: 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_33_23 (impact factor 0.324)

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2023

Metabolic non-communicable diseases in India: time to act

Cite this Research Publication : Habeeb S, Thankappan KR. Metabolic non-communicable diseases in India: time to act. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2023 Dec;11(12):897-898. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(23)00298-X. (Impact factor 44.5)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2023

Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks Collaborators. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks

Cite this Research Publication : Mensah GA, Fuster V, Murray CJL, Roth GA; Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks Collaborators (including Thankappan KR). Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Dec 19;82(25):2350-2473. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.11.007. (Impact factor 24.0)

Year : 2022

Prevalence and underlying factors of depressive disorders among PhD students: a mixed-method study in the Indian context

Cite this Research Publication : LTL, Hense S, Kodali PB, Thankappan KR. Prevalence and underlying factors of depressive disorders among PhD students: a mixed-method study in the Indian context. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education 2021; November 09. https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-04-2021-0131

Publisher : Emerald Publishing Limited

Year : 2022

Effectiveness of a School-Based Educational Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control Among Schoolteachers: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Cite this Research Publication : Mini GK, Sathish T, Sarma PS, Thankappan KR. Effectiveness of a School-Based Educational Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control Among Schoolteachers: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Jan 13:e023145. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.023145. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35023346. (impact factor 5.501)

Publisher : Am Heart Assoc

Year : 2022

Associations between dietary patterns and cardiometabolic risk factors—a longitudinal analysis among high-risk individuals for diabetes in Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : Cao Y, Huynh Q, Kapoor N, Jeemon P, de Mello GT, Oldenburg B, Thankappan KR, Sathish T. Associations between Dietary Patterns and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors—A Longitudinal Analysis among High-Risk Individuals for Diabetes in Kerala, India. Nutrients 2022, 14, 662. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14030662 (impact factor 5.429)

Publisher : MDPI

Year : 2022

Diabetes mortality and trends before 25 years of age: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Cite this Research Publication : GBD 2019 Diabetes Mortality Collaborators. Diabetes mortality and trends before 25 years of age: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2022 Feb 7:S2213-8587(21)00349-1. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00349-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35143780. (impact factor 32.069)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 1967, 2022

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in young adults (20–39 Years) in Kerala, South India

Cite this Research Publication : Geevar Z, Krishnan MN, Venugopal K, Sanjay G, Harikrishnan S, Mohanan PP, Mini GK and Thankappan KR (2022) Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Young Adults (20–39 Years) in Kerala, South India. Front. Cardiovasc. Med. 9:765442. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.765442 (impact factor 6.057)

Publisher : Frontiers

Year : 2022

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in young adults (20–39 Years) in Kerala, South India

Cite this Research Publication : Geevar Z, Krishnan MN, Venugopal K, Sanjay G, Harikrishnan S, Mohanan PP, Mini GK and Thankappan KR (2022) Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Young Adults (20–39 Years) in Kerala, South India. Front. Cardiovasc. Med. 9:765442. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.765442 (impact factor 6.057)

Publisher : Frontiers

Year : 2022

Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension or Diabetes in India: The Impact of Public Health Promotion

Cite this Research Publication : Thankappan KR, Daivadanam M, Mini GK, Joshi R and Sathish T (2022) Editorial: Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension or Diabetes in India: The Impact of Public Health Promotion. Front. Public Health 10:906862. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.906862 (impact factor 6.461)

Publisher : Frontiers

Year : 2022

A community-based study on electrocardiographic abnormalities of adult population from South India-Findings from a cross sectional survey

Cite this Research Publication : Krishnan MN, Geevar Z, Venugopal KN, Mohanan PP, Harikrishnan S, Sanjay G, Devika S, Thankappan KR. A community-based study on electrocardiographic abnormalities of adult population from South India - findings from a cross sectional survey. Indian Heart J. 2022 May 13:S0019-4832(22)00073-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2022.05.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35576992. (impact factor 1.36)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2022

Effects of a lifestyle intervention on depression and anxiety among adults at risk for diabetes in India: A secondary analysis of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program

Cite this Research Publication : cJohnson LCM, Haregu T, Sathish T, De Man J, Desloge A, Absetz P, Williams ED, Thankappan KR, Oldenburg B. Effects of a lifestyle intervention on depression and anxiety among adults at risk for diabetes in India: A secondary analysis of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program. Prev Med. 2022 Jul 19:107172. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107172. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35868455. (impact factor 4.018)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2022

Mapping development and health effects of cooking with solid fuels in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–18: a geospatial modelling study

Cite this Research Publication : Local Burden of Disease Household Air Pollution Collaborators including Thankappan KR. Mapping development and health effects of cooking with solid fuels in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-18: a geospatial modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 Oct;10(10):e1395-e1411. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00332-1. PMID: 36113526. (impact factor 38.927)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2022

Effect of socioeconomic status on smoking cessation behavior in selected African countries: Secondary analysis of Global Adult Tobacco Survey data (2014–2018)

Cite this Research Publication : Vilane ZG, Kodali PB, Thankappan KR. Effect of socioeconomic status on smoking cessation behavior in selected African countries: Secondary analysis of Global Adult Tobacco Survey data (2014-2018). PLoS One. 2022 Sep 19;17(9):e0274746. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274746. PMID: 36121824; PMCID: PMC9484673. (impact factor 3.58)

Publisher : Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA

Year : 2021

Additive association of knowledge and awareness on control of hypertension: a cross-sectional survey in rural India

Cite this Research Publication : Ragavan RS, Joshi R, Evans RG, Riddell MA, Thankappan KR, Chow C, Oldenburg B, Mahal A, Kalyanram K, Kartik K, Suresh O, Thomas N, Mini GK, Srikanth VK, Maulik PK, Alim M, Guggilla RK, Busingye D, Thrift AG. Additive association of knowledge and awareness on control of hypertension: a cross sectional survey in rural India. J Hypertens. 2020 Aug 21. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002594. (impact factor 4.72)

Publisher : LWW

Year : 2021

Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among adults aged 30 years and above in Barmer district, Rajasthan, India

Cite this Research Publication :

Godara R, Mathews E, Mini GK, Thankappan KR. Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among adults aged 30 years and above in Barmer district, Rajasthan, India. Indian Heart J. 2021 Mar-Apr;73(2):236-238. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2021.02.007. Epub 2021 Feb 17. PMID: 33865527.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2021

National noncommunicable disease monitoring survey (NNMS) in India: Estimating risk factor prevalence in adult population

Cite this Research Publication : Mathur P, Kulothungan V, Leburu S, Krishnan A, Chaturvedi HK, Salve HR, Amarchand R, Nongkynrih B, Kumar PG, K S VU, Ramakrishnan L, Laxmaiah A, Boruah M, Kumar S, Patro BK, Raghav PR, Rajkumar P, Sarma PS, Sharma R, Tambe M, Thankappan KR, Arlappa N, Mahanta TG, Joshi RP, Rustagi N, Gupta S, Behera BK, Shelke SC, Galhotra A, Bhuyan PJ, Pakhare AP, Kumar D, Topno RK, Gupta MK, Trivedi AV, Garg S. National noncommunicable disease monitoring survey (NNMS) in India: Estimating risk factor prevalence in adult population. PLoS One. 2021 Mar 2;16(3):e0246712. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246712. PMID: 33651825. (impact factor 2.806)

Publisher : Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA

Year : 2021

Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight

Cite this Research Publication : NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) (Including Thankappan KR). Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight eLife 2021;10:e60060. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.60060 (impact factor 7.080)

Publisher : eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd

Year : 2021

Generalizability of hypertension risk factors and achieving blood pressure control in educator populations in India

Cite this Research Publication : Mini GK, Thankappan KR. Reply to letter to the editor titled: Generalizability of hypertension risk factors and achieving blood pressure control in educator populations in India. Indian Heart J. 2021 Mar-Apr;73(2):255. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2021.01.001. Epub 2021 Jan 7. PMID: 33865533.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2021

Effectiveness of a physical activity intervention program using peer support among sedentary women in Thiruvananthapuram City, India: Results of a non-randomized quasi experimental study

Cite this Research Publication : Mathews E, Sauzet O, Thankappan KR. Effectiveness of a physical activity intervention program using peer support among sedentary women in Thiruvananthapuram City, India: results of a non-randomized quasi experimental study. Wellcome Open Res. 2021 Apr 20;6:87. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16618.1. PMID: 34095510; PMCID: PMC8145223. (impact factor 2.73)

Publisher : The Wellcome Trust

Year : 2021

Are the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 suitable for use in India? A psychometric analysis

Cite this Research Publication : De Man J, Absetz P, Sathish T, Desloge A, Haregu T, Oldenburg B, Johnson LCM, Thankappan KR, Williams ED. Are the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 Suitable for Use in India? A Psychometric Analysis. Front Psychol. 2021 May 13;12:676398. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.676398. PMID: 34054677; PMCID: PMC8155718. (impact factor 3.367)

Publisher : Frontiers Media SA

Year : 2021

Multi-morbidity and blood pressure control: results of a cross-sectional study among school teachers in Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : Mini GK, Mohan M, Sarma PS, Thankappan KR. Multi-morbidity and blood pressure control: Results of a cross-sectional study among school teachers in Kerala, India. Indian J Public Health. 2021 Apr-Jun;65(2):190-193. doi: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_1236_20. PMID: 34135190. (impact factor 1.00)

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2021

Clustering of noncommunicable disease risk factors among adolescents attending higher secondary schools in Kasaragod District, Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : Sreena TV, Mathews E, Kodali PB and Thankappan KR. Clustering of noncommunicable disease risk factors among adolescents attending higher secondary schools in Kasaragod District, Kerala, India [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. Wellcome Open Res 2021, 6:145 (https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16873.1)

Publisher : Europe PMC Funders

Year : 2021

The coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic and noncommunicable diseases-need for primary health care system strengthening

Cite this Research Publication : Thankappan K R, Dawa N, Narain JP. The coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic and noncommunicable diseases-need for primary health care system strengthening. Int J NonCommun Dis 2021, 6 (2): 53-55.DOI 0.4103/jncd.jncd_25_21

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2021

Healthcare utilisation: a mixed-method study among tea garden workers in Indian context

Cite this Research Publication : Rajput S, Hense S, Thankappan KR. Healthcare utilization: a mixed-method study among tea garden workers in an Indian context. Journal of Health Research. Emerald Publishing Limited
e-ISSN: 2586-940X. DOI 10.1108/JHR-02-2021-0101. (impact factor 0.196)

Publisher : Emerald Publishing Limited

Year : 2021

Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Cite this Research Publication : GBD 2019 Chewing Tobacco Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR). Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Public Health. 2021 May 27:S2468-2667(21)00065-7. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00065-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34051920. (Impact factor 16.292)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2021

Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Cite this Research Publication : GBD 2019 Tobacco Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR). Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet. 2021 May 27:S0140-6736(21)01169-7. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01169-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34051883. (Impact factor 60.392)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2021

Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low-and middle-income countries, 2000-2018

Cite this Research Publication : Bhattacharjee NV, Schaeffer LE, Hay SI; Local Burden of Disease Exclusive Breastfeeding Collaborators (including Thankappan KR). Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000-2018. Nat Hum Behav. 2021 Jun 3. doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01108-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34083753. (impact factor 12.282)

Publisher : Nature Publishing Group UK London

Year : 2021

Evolving COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Why Addressing Chronic Diseases Today is even more Critical

Cite this Research Publication : Dawa N, Thankappan KR, Narain JP. Evolving COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Why Addressing Chronic Diseases Today is even more Critical.Epidem Int 2021; 6(1): 1-3. DOI: https://doi.org/

Year : 2021

Baseline risk factor prevalence among adolescents aged 15–17 years old: findings from National Non-communicable Disease Monitoring Survey (NNMS) of India

Cite this Research Publication : Mathur P, Kulothungan V, Leburu S, Krishnan A, Chaturvedi HK, Salve HR, Amarchand R, Nongkynrih B, Ganeshkumar P, Urs K S V, Laxmaiah A, Boruah M, Kumar S, Patro BK, Raghav PR, Rajkumar P, Sarma PS, Sharma R, Tambe M, Arlappa N, Mahanta TG, Bhuyan PJ, Joshi RP, Pakhare A, Galhotra A, Kumar D, Behera BK, Topno RK, Gupta MK, Rustagi N, Trivedi AV, Thankappan KR, Gupta S, Garg S, Shelke SC; ICMR-NNMS investigator group. Baseline risk factor prevalence among adolescents aged 15-17 years old: findings from National Non-communicable Disease Monitoring Survey (NNMS) of India. BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 29;11(6):e044066. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044066. PMID: 34187814. (impact factor 2.496)

Publisher : British Medical Journal Publishing Group

Year : 2021

The relationship between common mental disorders and incident diabetes among participants in the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program

Cite this Research Publication : Johnson LCM, Desloge A, Sathish T, Williams ED, Absetz P, Haregu T, De Man J, Thankappan KR, Oldenburg B. The relationship between common mental disorders and incident diabetes among participants in the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program (K-DPP). PLoS One. 2021 Jul 23;16(7):e0255217. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255217. PMID: 34297780. (impact factor 3.04)

Publisher : Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA

Year : 2021

Consumption of fruits, vegetables and salt in the context of control of type 2 diabetes and hypertension in Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : Thulaseedharan JV, Sarma PS, Thankappan KR, Soman B, Varma RP, Srinivasan K, Nair MR, Jeemon P, Kutty VR. Consumption of fruits, vegetables and salt in the context of control of type 2 diabetes and hypertension in Kerala, India. J Family Med Prim Care 2021; 10:2646-54. DOI. 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2469_20.

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2021

Bullying victimization and its associated factors among adolescents in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India: a mixed-methods study

Cite this Research Publication : Kodapally B, Mathews E, Kodali PB and Thankappan KR. Bullying victimization and its associated factors among adolescents in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India: a mixed-methods study [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. Wellcome Open Res 2021, 6:223 (https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17102.1) (impact factor 2.73)

Publisher : Europe PMC Funders

Year : 2021

Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Cite this Research Publication : GBD 2019 Under-5 Mortality Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR). Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet. 2021 Aug 17:S0140-6736(21)01207-1. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01207-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34416195. (impact factor 79.321)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2021

Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

Cite this Research Publication : NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (Including Thankappan KR) (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants. Lancet. 2021 Aug 24:S0140-6736(21)01330-1. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01330-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34450083.(impact factor 79.321)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2021

Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low-and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018

Cite this Research Publication : Kinyoki D, Osgood-Zimmerman AE, Bhattacharjee NV; Local Burden of Disease Anaemia Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR), Kassebaum NJ, Hay SI. Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018. Nat Med. 2021 Oct 12. doi: 10.1038/s41591-021-01498-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34642490 (impact factor 53.440)

Publisher : Nature Publishing Group US New York

Year : 2021

Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10–24 years, 1950–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Cite this Research Publication : GBD 2019 Adolescent Mortality Collaborators (including Thankappan KR). Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet. 2021 Oct 30;398(10311):1593-1618. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01546-4. Epub 2021 Oct 28. PMID: 34755628 (impact factor 79.321).

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2021

ASHA-Led community-based groups to support control of hypertension in rural india are feasible and potentially scalable

Cite this Research Publication : Riddell MA, Mini GK, Joshi R, Thrift AG, Guggilla RK, Evans RG, Thankappan KR, Chalmers K, Chow CK, Mahal AS, Kalyanram K, Kartik K, Suresh O, Thomas N, Maulik PK, Srikanth VK, Arabshahi S, Varma RP, D’Esposito F and Oldenburg B (2021) ASHA-Led Community-Based Groups to Support Control of Hypertension in Rural India Are Feasible and Potentially Scalable. Front. Med. 8:771822. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.771822 (impact factor 5.091)

Publisher : Frontiers

Year : 2021

Trends and correlates of hardcore smoking in India: findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Surveys 1 \& 2

Cite this Research Publication : Veena KP, Mathews E, Kodali PB,Thankappan KR. Trends and correlates of hardcore smoking in India: findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Surveys 1 & 2. Wellcome Open Research 2021, 6:353 https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17465.1.First published: 20 Dec 2021, 6:353 https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17465.1

Publisher : The Wellcome Trust

Year : 2020

Mapping disparities in education across low-and middle-income countries

Cite this Research Publication : Local Burden of Disease Educational Attainment Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR). Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries [published online ahead of print, 2019 Dec 25]. Nature. 2019;10.1038/s41586-019-1872-1. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1872-1 (impact factor 41.577)

Publisher : Nature Publishing Group UK London

Year : 2020

Cluster randomised controlled trial of behavioural intervention program: a study protocol for control of hypertension among teachers in schools in Kerala (CHATS-K), India

Cite this Research Publication : Mini GK, Sarma PS, Thankappan KR. Cluster randomised controlled trial of behavioural intervention program: a study protocol for control of hypertension among teachers in schools in Kerala (CHATS-K), India. BMC Public Health. 2019;19(1):1718. Published 2019 Dec 21. doi:10.1186/s12889-019-8082-5 (impact factor 2.567)

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2020

Effectiveness of a scalable group-based education and monitoring program, delivered by health workers, to improve control of hypertension in rural India: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Cite this Research Publication : Gamage DG, Riddell MA, Joshi R, Thankappan KR, et al. Effectiveness of a scalable group-based education and monitoring program, delivered by health workers, to improve control of hypertension in rural India: A cluster randomised controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2020;17(1):e1002997. Published 2020 Jan 2. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002997 (impact factor 11.675)

Publisher : Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA

Year : 2020

Scale-up of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program (K-DPP) in Kerala, India: implementation evaluation findings

Cite this Research Publication : Rabindranath R, Oldenburg B, Balachandran S, Mini GK, Kishori M, Sathish S, Thankappan KR. Scale-up of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program (K-DPP) in Kerala, India: Implementation Evaluation Findings. TBM 2020; 10: 5-12. DOI 10.1093/tbm/ibz197 (impact factor 2.521)

Publisher : Oxford University Press US

Year : 2020

Benefit of lifestyle-based T2DM prevention is influenced by prediabetes phenotype

Cite this Research Publication : Campbell MD, Sathish T, Zimmet PZ, Thankappan KR, Oldenburg B, Owens DR, Shaw JE, Tapp RJ. Benefit of lifestyle-based T2DM prevention is influenced by prediabetes phenotype. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2020 Feb 14. doi: 10.1038/s41574-019-0316-1. [Epub ahead of print] (impact factor 24.646)

Publisher : Nature Publishing Group UK London

Year : 2020

Effects of a lifestyle intervention on cardiovascular risk among high-risk individuals for diabetes in a low-and middle-income setting: Secondary analysis of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program

Cite this Research Publication :

Lotfaliany M, Sathish T, Shaw J, Thomas E, Tapp RJ, Kapoor N, Thankappan KR, Oldenburg B. Effects of a lifestyle intervention on cardiovascular risk among high-risk individuals for diabetes in a low- and middle-income setting: Secondary analysis of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program. Prev Med. 2020 Mar 16:106068. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106068. [Epub ahead of print] (impact factor 3.449)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2020

Hypertension in rural India: the contribution of socioeconomic position

Cite this Research Publication : Thrift AG, Ragavan RS, Riddell MA, Joshi R, Thankappan KR, Chow C, Oldenburg B, Mahal AS, Kalyanram K, Kartik K, Suresh O, Mini GK, Ismail J, Gamage DG, Hasan A, Srikanth VK, Thomas N, Maulik PK, Guggilla RK, Evans RG. Hypertension in Rural India: The Contribution of Socioeconomic Position. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Apr 7;9(7):e014486. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.014486. Epub 2020 Mar 30.(impact factor 4.45)

Publisher : Am Heart Assoc

Year : 2020

Obesity indicators that best predict type 2 diabetes in an Indian population: insights from the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program

Cite this Research Publication : Kapoor N, Lotfaliany M, Sathish T, Thankappan KR, Thomas N, Furler J, Oldenburg B, Tapp RJ. Obesity indicators that best predict type 2 diabetes in an Indian population: insights from the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program. J Nutr Sci. 2020 Apr 6;9:e15. doi: 10.1017/jns.2020.8. eCollection 2020.

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Year : 2020

Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol

Cite this Research Publication : NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) (including Thankappan KR) Repositioning of the global epicentre of nonoptimal cholesterol. Nature. 2020 Jun;582(7810):73-77. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2338-1. Epub 2020 Jun 3 (impact factor 41.577)

Publisher : Nature Publishing Group UK London

Year : 2020

Why People use Private Over Public Transportation? A Cross Sectional Study From Ernakulam District, Kerala

Cite this Research Publication : Joseph A, Mathews E, Thankappan KR. Why people use private over public transportation? a cross sectional study from Ernakulam district, Kerala. Int J Health Sci Res. 2020; 10(6):179-187

Year : 2020

Subnational mapping of under-5 and neonatal mortality trends in India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2000–17

Cite this Research Publication : India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Child Mortality Collaborators (including Thankappan KR). Sub-national mapping of under-5 and neonatal mortality trends in India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2000-17. Lancet. 2020 May 23;395(10237):1640-1658. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30471-2. Epub 2020 May 12. (impact factor 47.831)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2020

Mapping geographical inequalities in oral rehydration therapy coverage in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17

Cite this Research Publication : Local Burden of Disease Diarrhoea Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR). Mapping geographical inequalities in oral rehydration therapy coverage in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-17. Lancet Glob Health. 2020;8(8):e1038-e1060. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30230-8 (impact factor 21.597)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2020

Control of hypertension among teachers in schools in Kerala (CHATS-K), India

Cite this Research Publication : Mini GK, Sarma PS, Priya C, Thankappan KR. Control of hypertension among teachers in schools in Kerala (CHATS-K), India. Indian Heart Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2020.06.005.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2020

Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Cite this Research Publication : Local Burden of Disease Diarrhoea Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR). Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 [published correction appears in Lancet. Lancet. 2020;395(10239):1779-1801. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30114-8 (impact factor 47.831)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2020

World NCD Federation guidelines for prevention, surveillance and management of noncommunicable diseases at primary and secondary health-care for low resource settings

Cite this Research Publication :

Thakur J S, Kathirvel S, Paika R, Dhirar N, Nangia R, Kunjan K, Duseja A, Gupta A, Chockalingam A, Aggarwal AN, Khurana D, Sinha D, Narain J P, Thankappan K R, Vijayvergiya R, Singh R, Kapoor R, Madan R, Grover S, Jain S, Bhadada SK, Jindal S K, Taneja S, Kumar V, Jha V. World NCD Federation guidelines for prevention, surveillance and management of noncommunicable diseases at primary and secondary health-care for low resource settings. Int J Non-Commun Dis [serial online] 2020 [cited 2020 Aug 8];5, Suppl S1:1-68. Available from: http://www.ijncd.org/text.asp?2020/5/5/1/291731

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2020

Cost-effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention in high-risk individuals for diabetes in a low-and middle-income setting: Trial-based analysis of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program

Cite this Research Publication : Sathish T, Oldenburg B, Thankappan KR, Absetz P, Shaw JE, Tapp RJ, Zimmet PZ, Fisher EB, Balachandran S, Shetty SS, Aziz Z, Mahal A. Cost-effectiveness of a peer-support lifestyle intervention inhigh-risk individuals for type 2 diabetes in India: Trial-based analysis of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program. BMC Med. 2020 Sep 4;18(1):251. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01704-9.(impact factor 8.410)

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2020

Effect of a peer-led lifestyle intervention on individuals with normal weight obesity: insights from the Kerala diabetes prevention program

Cite this Research Publication : Kapoor N, Lotfaliany M, Sathish T,…Thankappan KR, et al. Effect of a Peer-led Lifestyle Intervention on Individuals With Normal Weight Obesity: Insights From the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 24]. Clin Ther. 2020;S0149-2918(20)30317-9. doi:10.1016/j. Clinical theraputics.2020.06.007 (impact factor 2.947)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2020

The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis

Cite this Research Publication : Local Burden of Disease 2019 Neglected Tropical Diseases Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR). The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000-18: a geospatial analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2020;8(9):e1186-e1194. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30286-2 (impact factor 21.597)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2020

Prevalence of normal weight obesity and its associated cardio-metabolic risk factors–Results from the baseline data of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program

Cite this Research Publication : Kapoor N, Lotfaliany M, Sathish T, Thankappan KR, Thomas N, Furler J, Oldenburg B, Tapp RJ. Prevalence of normal weight obesity and its associated cardio-metabolic risk factors - Results from the baseline data of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program (KDPP). PLoS One. 2020;15(8):e0237974. Published 2020 Aug 25. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0237974(impact factor 2.74)

Publisher : Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA

Year : 2020

Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17

Cite this Research Publication : Local Burden of Disease 2019 Neglected Tropical Diseases Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR). The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000-18: a geospatial analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2020;8(9):e1186-e1194. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30286-2 (impact factor 21.597)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2020

Awareness of stroke warning symptoms, risk factors, and response to acute stroke in Biswanath District, Assam, India

Cite this Research Publication : Kurmi S, Mathews E, Kodali PB, Thankappan KR. Awareness of stroke warning symptoms, risk factors and response to acute stroke in Biswanath district, Assam, India. Journal of Stroke Medicine. Published online first October 28, 2020. DOI: 10.1177/2516608520962349 journals.sagepub.com/home/stm

Publisher : SAGE Publications Sage India: New Delhi, India

Year : 2020

Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Cite this Research Publication : GBD 2019 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators (including Thankappan KR). Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet. 2020 Oct 17;396(10258):1204-1222. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30925-9. PMID: 33069326. (impact factor 47.831)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2020

Coronavirus disease 2019 and noncommunicable diseases: lessons learned so far and implications for the future

Cite this Research Publication : Thankappan KR. Coronavirus disease 2019 and noncommunicable diseases: Lessons learned so far and implications for the future (editorial). Int J Non Commun Dis 2020; 5:155-157

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2019

Health Related Quality of Life and it’s Correlates among Older Adults in Rural Pathanamthitta District, India: a Cross Sectional Study Using SF-36

Cite this Research Publication : Pius A, Mini GK, Thankappan KR. Health Related Quality of Life and its Correlates among Older Adults in Rural Pathanamthitta district, India: A cross sectional study using SF -36. Ageing International https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-018-9342-x. Published online 19 November 2018.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2019

Gender differences and barriers women face in relation to accessing type 2 diabetes care: A systematic review

Cite this Research Publication : Suresh N, Thankappan KR. Gender differences and barriers women face in relation to accessing type 2 diabetes care - A Systematic Review. Indian Journal of Public Health 2019;63:65-72.

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2019

A scoping review of non-communicable disease research capacity strengthening initiatives in low and middle-income countries

Cite this Research Publication : Haregu TN, Byrnes A, Singh K,-----Thankappan KR et al. A scoping review of non-communicable disease research capacity strengthening initiatives in low and middle-income countries. Glob Health Res Policy. 2019;4:31. Published 2019 Nov 29. doi:10.1186/s41256-019-0123-1

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2019

Participant recruitment into a community-based diabetes prevention trial in India: Learnings from the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program

Cite this Research Publication : Sathish T, Aziz Z, Absetz P, -----Thankappan KR, et al. Participant recruitment into a community-based diabetes prevention trial in India: Learnings from the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2019;15:100382. Published 2019 May 21. doi:10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100382

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2019

Targeted screening for prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes in a community setting in India

Cite this Research Publication : Sathish T, Shaw JE, Tapp RJ,-----Thankappan KR, et al. Targeted screening for prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes in a community setting in India. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2019;13(3):1785–1790. doi:10.1016/j.dsx.2019.03.042 (impact factor 2.361)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2019

Strengthening noncommunicable disease research capacity and chronic disease outcomes in low-and middle-income countries in South Asia: implementation and evaluation of the ASCEND program

Cite this Research Publication :

Byrnes A, Haregu TN, Pasricha N, ----Thankappan KR, et al. Strengthening Noncommunicable Disease Research Capacity and Chronic Disease Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in South Asia: Implementation and Evaluation of the ASCEND Program. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2019;31(6):536–547. doi:10.1177/1010539519867791 (impact factor 1.459)

Publisher : Sage Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA

Year : 2019

Prevalence of risk factors of non-communicable diseases in Kerala, India: results of a cross-sectional study

Cite this Research Publication : Sarma PS, Sadanandan R, Thulaseedharan JV, ----Thankappan KR, et al. Prevalence of risk factors of non-communicable diseases in Kerala, India: results of a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2019;9(11):e027880. Published 2019 Nov 10. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027880 (impact factor 2.376)

Publisher : British Medical Journal Publishing Group

Year : 2019

A scoping review of non-communicable disease research capacity strengthening initiatives in low and middle-income countries

Cite this Research Publication : Haregu TN, Byrnes A, Singh K, ---- Thankappan KR, et al. A scoping review of non-communicable disease research capacity strengthening initiatives in low and middle-income countries. Glob Health Res Policy. 2019;4:31. Published 2019 Nov 29. doi:10.1186/s41256-019-0123-1

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2019

Strategic, Successful, and Sustained Synergy: The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Hypertension Program

Cite this Research Publication : Webster R, Parker G, Heritier S,-----Thankappan KR, et al. Strategic, Successful, and Sustained Synergy: The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Hypertension Program. Glob Heart. 2019;14(4):391–394. doi:10.1016/j.gheart.2019.09.003 (impact factor 3.238)

Publisher : Ubiquity Press, Ltd

Year : 2019

Overweight, the major determinant of metabolic syndrome among industrial workers in Kerala, India: Results of a cross-sectional study

Cite this Research Publication : Mini GK, Sarma PS, Thankappan KR. Overweight, the major determinant of metabolic syndrome among industrial workers in Kerala, India: Results of a cross-sectional study. Diabetes Metab Syndr: clinical research and reviews. 2019;13(5):3025–3030. doi:10.1016/j.dsx.2018.07.009 (impact factor 2.361)

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2018

Low-level smoking among diabetes patients in India: a smoking cessation challenge

Cite this Research Publication : Nichter M, Mini GK, Thankappan KR. Low- level smoking among diabetes patients in India: a smoking cessation challenge. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. Dec 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2017.12.004

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2018

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its risk factors in Kerala, South India: Analysis of a community based cross-sectional study

Cite this Research Publication : Harikrishnan S, Sarma S, Sanjay G, Jeemon P, Krishnan MN, Venugopal K, Mohanan PP, Jeyaseelan L, Thankappan KR, Zachariah G. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its risk factors in Kerala, South India: Analysis of a community based cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2018 Mar 27; 13(3):e0192372. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192372. eCollection 2018. [impact factor 2.806]

Publisher : Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA

Year : 2018

A peer-support lifestyle intervention for preventing type 2 diabetes in India: A cluster-randomized controlled trial of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program

Cite this Research Publication : Thankappan KR, Sathish T, Tapp RJ, Shaw JE, Lotfaliany M, Wolfe R, Absetz P, Mathews E, Aziz Z, Williams ED, Fisher EB, Zimmet PZ, Mahal A, Balachandran S, D’Esposito F, Sajeev P, Thomas E, Oldenburg B. A peer-support lifestyle intervention for preventing type 2 diabetes in India: a cluster-randomized controlled trial of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program. PLoS Med. 2018 Jun 6; 15(6):e1002575. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002575. eCollection 2018 Jun. [impact factor 13.585]

Publisher : Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA

Year : 2018

Evaluation of a training program of hypertension for accredited social health activists (ASHA) in rural India

Cite this Research Publication : Abdel-All M, Thrift AG, Riddell M, Thankappan KRT, Mini GK, Chow CK, Maulik PK, Mahal A, Guggilla R, Kalyanram K, Kartik K, Suresh O, Evans RG, Oldenburg B, Thomas N, Joshi R. Evaluation of a training program of hypertension for accredited social health activists (ASHA) in rural India. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 May 2; 18(1):320. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3140-8.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2018

A group-based lifestyle intervention for diabetes prevention in low-and middle-income country: implementation evaluation of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program

Cite this Research Publication : Aziz Z, Mathews E; Absetz P; Sathish T; Oldroyd J; Balachandran S; Shetty SS; Thankappan KR; Oldenburg B. A group-based lifestyle intervention for diabetes prevention in low- and middle-income country: Implementation evaluation of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program. Implementation Science (2018) 13:97 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-018-0791-0 [impact factor 4.345]

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2018

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Cite this Research Publication : India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative CVD Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR). The changing patterns of cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors in the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2016. Lancet Global Health 2018 Published Online September 12, 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ S2214-109X(18)30407-8 [impact factor 18.705]

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2018

Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Cite this Research Publication : GBD 2017 Population and Fertility Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR) Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet 2018; 392: 1995–2051 [impact factor 47.831]

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2018

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Cite this Research Publication : GBD 2017 Causes of Death Collaborators (including Thankappan KR) Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet 2018; 392: 1736–88 [impact factor 47.831]

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2018

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Cite this Research Publication : GBD 2017 DALYs and HALE Collaborators (including Thankappan KR). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet 2018; 392: 1859–922 [impact factor 47.831]

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2018

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Cite this Research Publication : GBD 2017 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR) Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet 2018; 392: 1789–858 [impact factor 47.831]

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2018

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Cite this Research Publication : GBD 2017 Risk Factor Collaborators (including Thankappan KR) Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet 2018; 392: 1923–94 [impact factor 47.831]

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2018

Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Cite this Research Publication : GBD 2017 SDG Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR). Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet 2018; 392: 2091–138 [impact factor 47.831]

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2018

Task-shifting for cardiovascular risk factor management: lessons from the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases

Cite this Research Publication : Joshi R, Thrift AG, Smith C, Praveen D, Vedanthan R, Gyamfi J, Schwalm JD, Limbani F, Rubinstein A, Parker G, Ogedegbe O, Plange-Rhule J, Riddell MA, Thankappan KR, Thorogood M, Goudge J, Yeates KE. Task-shifting for cardiovascular risk factor management: lessons from the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases. BMJ Global Health 2018;3:e001092. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001092. (impact factor 4.28)

Publisher : BMJ Specialist Journals

Year : 2018

Noncommunicable diseases surveillance in India: moving toward a more comprehensive approach

Cite this Research Publication : Narain JP, Thankappan KR. Noncommunicable diseases surveillance in India: Moving toward a more comprehensive approach. Int J Non-Commun Dis 2018;3:111-4. (Editorial)

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2018

Risk of progression to hypertension from prehypertension and normal blood pressure: Results from a prospective cohort study among industrial workers in Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : Mini GK, Sarma PS, Thankappan KR. Risk of progression to hypertension from pre-hypertension and normal blood pressure: Results from a prospective cohort study among industrial workers in Kerala, India. Heart and Mind. 2019;2:106-10.

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2017

Incidence of type-2 diabetes among industrial Workers in Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : Thankappan KR, Mini GK, Sarma PS, Varma RP. Incidence of type-2 diabetes among industrial workers in Kerala, India. International journal of diabetes in developing countries. Published online 06 April 2016. DOI: 10.1007/s13410-016-0485-6 [Impact factor 0.343]

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2017

Pattern, correlates and implications of non-communicable disease multimorbidity among older adults in selected Indian states: a cross-sectional study

Cite this Research Publication : Mini GK, Thankappan KR. Pattern, correlates and implications of non-communicable disease multimorbidity among older adults in selected Indian states: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e013529. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013529 [impact factor 2.562]

Publisher : British Medical Journal Publishing Group

Year : 2017

Enhancing an international perspective in public health teaching through formalized university partnerships

Cite this Research Publication : Brzoska P, Akgün S, Antia B, Thankappan KR, Nayar KR, Razum O (2017) Enhancing an international perspective in public health teaching through formalized university partnerships. Front. Public Health 5:36. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2017.00036

Publisher : Frontiers Media SA

Year : 2017

Complementary and alternative medicine use by diabetes patients in Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : Vishnu N, Mini GK, Thankappan KR. Complementary and alternative medicine use by diabetes patients in Kerala, India. Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics (2017), 2, e6, page 1 of 7. doi:10.1017/gheg.2017.6

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Year : 2017

Seven-year longitudinal change in risk factors for non-communicable diseases in rural Kerala, India: The WHO STEPS approach

Cite this Research Publication : Sathish T, Kannan S, Sarma PS, Razum O, Thankappan KR. Seven-Year Longitudinal Change in Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases in Rural Kerala, India: The WHO STEPS Approach. PLoS One. 2017 Jun 9; 12(6):e0178949. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178949. eCollection 2017.[impact factor 3.530]

Publisher : Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA

Year : 2017

Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Cite this Research Publication : GBD 2016 Causes of Death Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR). Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet. 2017 Sep 16; 390(10100):1151-1210. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32152-9. [impact factor 47.831]

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2017

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Cite this Research Publication : GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioral, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet. 2017 Sep 16; 390 (10100):1345-1422. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32366-8. [impact factor 47.831]

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2017

Nations within a nation: variations in epidemiological transition across the states of India, 1990–2016 in the Global Burden of Disease Study

Cite this Research Publication : India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Collaborators (Including Thankappan KR). Nations within a nation: variations in epidemiological transition across the states of India, 1990-2016 in the Global Burden of Disease Study. Lancet. 2017 Dec 2; 390 (10111):2437-2460. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32804-0. Epub 2017 Nov 14 [impact factor 47.831]

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2017

Cultural adaptation of a peer-led lifestyle intervention program for diabetes prevention in India: the Kerala diabetes prevention program (K-DPP)

Cite this Research Publication : Mathews E, Thomas E, Absetz P, D’Esposito F, Aziz Z, Balachandran S, Daivadanam M, Thankappan KR, Oldenburg B. Cultural adaptation of a peer-led lifestyle intervention program for diabetes prevention in India: the Kerala diabetes prevention program (KDPP). BMC Public Health 2017, 17:974. [impact factor 2.265]

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2016

Prevalence of coronary artery disease and its risk factors in Kerala, South India: a community-based cross-sectional study

Cite this Research Publication : Krishnan MN, Zachariah G, Venugopal K, Mohanan PP, Harikrishnan S, Sanjay G, Jeyaseelan L, Thankappan KR. Prevalence of coronary artery disease and its risk factors in Kerala, South India: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMC Cardiovascular disorders BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2016 Jan 14;16(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12872-016-0189-3. [impact factor 1.878]

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2016

Adapting and validating the global physical activity questionnaire (GPAQ) for Trivandrum, India, 2013

Cite this Research Publication : Mathews E, Salvo D, Sarma PS, Thankappan KR, Pratt M. Adapting and validating the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) for India. Preventing Chronic Disease. Published online first 2016 Apr 21;13:E53. DOI: 10.5888/pcd13.150528. [impact factor 2.123]

Publisher : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Year : 2016

Community Interventions for Health can support clinicians in advising patients to reduce tobacco use, improve dietary intake and increase physical activity

Cite this Research Publication : Anthony D, Dyson PA, Lv J, Thankappan KR, Champgane B, Matthews DR. Community Interventions for Health can support clinicians in advising patients to reduce tobacco use, improve dietary intake and increase physical activity. J Clin Nurs. 2016 Jul 25. doi: 10.1111/jocn.13323. Epub ahead of print] [impact factor 1.384]

Publisher : Wiley Online Library

Year : 2016

Cluster randomised feasibility trial to improve the Control of Hypertension In Rural India (CHIRI): a study protocol

Cite this Research Publication :

Riddell MA, Joshi R , Oldenburg B, Chow C, Thankappan KR, Mahal A, Thomas N, Srikanth VK, Evans RG, Kalyanram K, Kartik K, Pallab K, Maulik P, Arabshahi S, Varma RP, Guggilla RK, Suresh O, Mini GK, D’Esposito F, Sathish T, Alim M, Thrift AG. Cluster randomised feasibility trial to improve the Control of Hypertension In Rural India (CHIRI): a study protocol. BMJ Open 2016;6:e012404. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012404 [impact factor 2.562]

Publisher : British Medical Journal Publishing Group

Year : 2016

Development of a tool to stage households’ readiness to change dietary behaviours in Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : Daivadanam M, Ravindran TKS, Thankappan KR, Sarma PS, Wahlstrom R. Development and validation of a tool to stage households based on readiness to change dietary behavior. PLoS One. 2016 Nov 18; 11(11):e0165599. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165599. eCollection 2016. [Impact factor 3.530]

Publisher : Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA

Year : 2003

Knowledge of Diabetes among Adults at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in the Trivandrum District of Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : Sathish, T.; Thankappan KR.; Panniyammakal, J.; Oldenburg, B. Knowledge of Diabetes among Adults at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in the Trivandrum District of Kerala, India. Diabetology 2023, 4, 76–85. https://doi.org/10.3390/ diabetology4010009

Publisher : MDPI

Year : 1967, 2022

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in young adults (20–39 Years) in Kerala, South India

Cite this Research Publication : Geevar Z, Krishnan MN, Venugopal K, Sanjay G, Harikrishnan S, Mohanan PP, Mini GK and Thankappan KR (2022) Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Young Adults (20–39 Years) in Kerala, South India. Front. Cardiovasc. Med. 9:765442. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.765442 (impact factor 6.057)

Publisher : Frontiers