Sreenivas P Veeranki

Biographic Data

ID6084160
NAMESreenivas P Veeranki
GIVEN NAMESSreenivas P
FAMILY NAMEVeeranki
SIGNATUREVEERANKI S P
AFFILIATIONSVanderbilt University
ORCID0000-0002-8645-1990
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX1

  • Psychological distress and mortality among US adults

    Lili Yang, Min Zhao et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2020Cited by: 1References: 30

    BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown inconsistent findings on the association between psychological distress and risk of mortality. This study aimed to address this inconsistent association using a large US population-based cohort. METHODS: This study used data from 1997 to 2009 US National Health Interview Survey, which were linked with National Death Index through 31 December 2011. Psychological distress was measured using Kessler-6 scale an…

  • Association Between Maternal 2nd Trimester Plasma Folate Levels and Infant Bronchiolitis

    Open AccessShanda Vereen, Tebeb Gebretsadik et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2018

  • Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among Arab Youth; a Cross-Country Study

    Khalid A Kheirallah, Khalid Kheirallah et al.ARTICLEEthnicity & Disease2016

    Among Arab boys and girls, WTS represents a growing strain of the tobacco epidemic that requires immediate attention

  • Arthritis and Risk of Cognitive and Functional Impairment in Older Mexican Adults

    Open AccessSreenivas P Veeranki, Brian Downer et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2016References: 2

    Arthritis is associated with increased risk of functional impairment, but not with dementia after 11 years in older Mexicans

  • Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Nonsmoking Adolescents in West Africa

    Hadii M Mamudu, Sreenivas P Veeranki et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2015References: 22

    Objectives. We estimated the prevalence and determinants of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among nonsmoking adolescents in 9 West African countries. Methods. We conducted a pooled analysis with nationally representative 2006 to 2009 Global Youth Tobacco Survey data. We used descriptive statistics to determine the prevalence of SHS exposure and inferential statistics using a multivariable logistic regression model to determine factors associated …

  • The odd man out in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessHadii M Mamudu, Rijo M John et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    Tobacco use in Madagascar was higher than the other 16 SSA countries. Although the government continues to enact policies to address the problem, there is a need for effective implementation and enforcement. There is also the need for health education to modify social norms and denormalize tobacco use