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DPHRU peer-reviewed publications

September 2015 - August 2019

Journal articles

302 articles (PDF)

Chapters in books

  • Norris SA, Walker MD, Ward K,Micklesfield LK, Pettifor  Racial and Ethnic differences in bone mass and bone acquisition. In: Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism 9th Edition, edited by Bilezikian JP. 2019; pp 131-134. Iowa: Wiley & Sons.
  • Ward KA, Prentice A, Norris SA, Pettifor JM. Chapter 8/Nutrition and bone health during childhood and adolescence a global perspective. In: Osteoporosis: A Lifecourse Epidemiology Approach to Skeletal Health, edited by Harvey NC, Cooper C. 2018; pp. 65-79. CRC Press, ISBN 978-1-13-819616-2
  • Richter LM, Naicker SN, Norris SA. Birth to Twenty Plus: Early health and development from a longitudinal perspective. In: Child and Adolescent Development: an Expanded Focus for Public Health in Africa, edited by Tomlinson M, Hanlon C, and Stevenson A. 2018; pp 114-140. Cape Town: UCT Press.
  • Norris SA, Micklesfield LK, Pettifor JM. Ethnic differences in bone acquisition. Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism, 8th Edition. 2013; pp 135-141. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Washington. ISBN 978-1-118-45392-6.
  • Norris SA, Nelson, D. Ethnic differences in bone acquisition. Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders on Mineral Metabolism, 7th Edition. 2008; pp 80-82. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Washington DC, ISBN-978-0-9778882-1-4.
  • Nelson DA, Pettifor JM, Norris SA. Race, ethnicity and osteoporosis. In: Marcus R, Feldman D, Nelson D, Rosen C (eds). Osteoporosis, 3rd 2008; pp 667-687. Academic Press, San Diego, ISBN-978-0-12-370544-0
  • Willey BA, Griffiths PL, Cameron N, Norris SA, Pettifor JM. Socio-economic status and social support in predicting infants being born small for gestational age in urban South Africa. In I Nicoletti, L Benso, G Gilli, G (eds). Human Growth in Sickness and in Health, 2007; pp35-52, Nicomp L.E., Firenze, Italy
  • Nelson, D, Norris SA, Gilsantz, V. Skeletal physiology: childhood and adolescence. MJ Favus (Ed). Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders on Mineral Metabolism, 6th 2006; pp 55-62. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Washington DC, ISBN-13: 978-0-9778882-0-7.
  • Richter, LM, Norris SA. Nutrition. In L. Swartz, C de la Ray, N Duncan (Eds). Psychology: an introduction. 2004; pp 437-448. Oxford University Press, ISBN13: 978-0-19-578136-6 ISBN10: 0-19-578136-8.

 Research journal editorials or commentaries

  • Aagaard-Hansen J, Norris SA, Maindal HT, Hanson M, Fall C. What are the public health implications of the life course perspective? Glob Health Action. 2019;12(1):1603491
  • Naidoo S, Kagura J, Fabian J, Norris SA. Response by Naidoo et al to Letter Regarding Article "Early Life Factors and Longitudinal Blood Pressure Trajectories Are Associated With Elevated Blood Pressure in Early Adulthood: BT20 Cohort". Hypertension. 2019 Jun;73(6):e84
  • Hurst JR, Dickhaus J, Maulik PK, Miranda JJ, Pastakia SD, Soriano JB, Siddharthan T, Vedanthan R; GACD Multi-Morbidity Working Group. Global Alliance for Chronic Disease researchers' statement on multimorbidity. Lancet Glob Health. 2018 Dec;6(12):e1270-e1271
  • Kagura J, Ong K, Adair L, Pettifor JP, Norris SA. Paediatric hypertension in South Africa: an underestimated problem. South African Medical Journal 2018 108(9):708-709
  • Norris SA, Pettifor JM. (2009). Lifestyle interventions – whom to target and how? South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 22:109.
  • Norris SA, Richter LM. (2016). The importance of developmental origins of health and disease research for Africa. J Dev Origins Health Disease. 7(2):121-12
  • Tollman SM, Norris SA, Berkman L. (2016). The value of life course epidemiology in low- and middle-income countries: an ageing perspective. International J Epidemiol. Vol. 45, No. 4 997–999
  • Davies JI, Macnab AJ, Byass P, Norris SA, Nyirenda M, Singhal A, Sobngwi E, Daar AS. Developmental origins of health and disease in Africa-influencing early life. Lancet Glob Health. 2018 Mar;6(3):e244-e245
  • Norris SA, Daar A, Balasubramanian D, Byass P, Kimani-Murage E, Macnab A, Pauw C, Singhal A, Yajnik C, Akazili J, Levitt N, Maatoug J, Mkhwanazi N, Moore SE, Nyirenda M, Pulliam JRC, Rochat T, Said-Mohamed R, Seedat S, Sobngwi E, Tomlinson M, Toska E, van Schalkwyk C. Current debate: Understanding and acting on the developmental origins of health and disease in Africa would improve health across generations. Global Health Action. 2017;10(1):1334985
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