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  1. Correlation of GPA with Final MBBS Examination Scores Among Students on Three Campuses of the University of the West Indies

    Article • Advances in Medical Education and Practice, May 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kandamaran Krishnamurthy, Prof. Alok Kumar

  2. Admission trends, associated factors and the outcomes for children hospitalised to paediatric intensive care unit for asthma – A population based longitudinal study

    Article • Karnataka Pediatric Journal, January 2025, Scientific Scholar

    Dr Kandamaran Krishnamurthy, Prof. Alok Kumar

  3. Comparing the Performance of ChatGPT-4 and Medical Students on MCQs at Varied Levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy

    Article • Advances in Medical Education and Practice, May 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kandamaran Krishnamurthy, Prof. Alok Kumar

  4. Non-COVID-19 reasons for hospitalisation among children during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the pre-pandemic period – A prospective population-based study from Barbados

    Article • Karnataka Pediatric Journal, September 2023, Scientific Scholar

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  5. Item Analysis of Multiple Choice and Extended Matching Questions in the Final MBBS Medicine and Therapeutics Examination

    Article • Journal of Medical Education, October 2022, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Dr Kandamaran Krishnamurthy, Prof. Alok Kumar

  6. The Demography, Visit Frequency and Reason for Visits of Children Attending a Private Pediatric Center for Primary Health Care in Barbados

    Article • Journal of Medical Sciences and Health, December 2021, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  7. COVID-19 Vaccine Intent Among Health Care Professionals of Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, November 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kandamaran Krishnamurthy, Prof. Alok Kumar

  8. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the burden and the pattern of hospitalization from COVID-19 unrelated illnesses among children in barbados – A preliminary report from an ongoing study

    Article • International Archives of Health Sciences, January 2021, Medknow

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  9. The spectrum of disease severity, the burden of hospitalizations and associated risk factors in confirmed dengue among persons of all ages: findings from a population based longitudinal study from Barbados

    Article • Infectious Diseases, April 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  10. An evaluative study of objective structured clinical examination (OSCE): students and examiners perspectives

    Article • Advances in Medical Education and Practice, June 2019, Dove Medical Press

    Prof. Alok Kumar, Bidyadhar Sa, Dr Kandamaran Krishnamurthy

  11. Increasing dengue in one of the English-speaking Caribbean countries.

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, April 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  12. Anterior Abdominal Wall Defects, Diaphragmatic Hernia, and Other Major Congenital Malformations of the Musculoskeletal System in Barbados, 1993–2012

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Genetics, February 2017, Thieme Publishing Group

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  13. Epidemiology, Clinical and Laboratory Features and Course of Chikungunya among a Cohort of Children during the First Caribbean Epidemic

    Article • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, August 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  14. Hantavirus infection among children hospitalized for febrile illness suspected to be dengue in Barbados

    Article • Journal of Infection and Public Health, January 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Alok Kumar, Dr Kandamaran Krishnamurthy

  15. Trends in the patterns of IgM and IgG antibodies in febrile persons with suspected dengue in Barbados, an English-speaking Caribbean country, 2006–2013

    Article • Journal of Infection and Public Health, November 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  16. A review of the public-funded primary health care facilities for children in the pluralistic health care settings of Barbados, a Caribbean island

    Article • Primary Health Care Research & Development, June 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Anders L Nielsen, Prof. Alok Kumar

  17. Epidemiological Trend and Clinical Observations among Children and Adults with Dengue in Barbados

    Article • West Indian Medical Journal, April 2015, West Indian Medical Journal

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  18. The clinical characteristics and outcome of children hospitalized with dengue in Barbados, an English Caribbean country

    Article • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, April 2015, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

    Prof. Alok Kumar, Dr Kandamaran Krishnamurthy

  19. Exploring the role of the public and private funded primary health care facilities for children in a pluralistic health care setting of Barbados: one of the English Caribbean countries

    Article • International Journal of Preventive Medicine, January 2015, Medknow

    Dr Kandamaran Krishnamurthy, Prof. Alok Kumar

  20. Selected Enteropathogens and Clinical Course in Children Hospitalized with Severe Acute Gastroenteritis in Barbados

    Article • International Journal of Health Sciences, December 2014, Al Manhal FZ, LLC

    Prof. Alok Kumar, Dr Kandamaran Krishnamurthy

  21. Major Congenital Malformations in Barbados: The Prevalence, the Pattern, and the Resulting Morbidity and Mortality

    Article • ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  22. Prevalence and risk factors for inter-generational Sex: a cross-sectional cluster survey of Barbadian females aged 15–19

    Article • BMC Women s Health, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  23. Epidemiological trends and clinical manifestations of Dengue among children in one of the English-speaking Caribbean countries

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, February 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  24. Follow-Up of HIV-Infected Women Diagnosed by Antenatal Screening in Barbados from 1996–2004

    Article • AIDS Patient Care and STDs, September 2008, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  25. Uptake of health care services and health status of HIV-infected women diagnosed through antenatal HIV screening in Barbados, 1996-2004

    Article • Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, December 2007, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  26. Clinical Presentation, Treatment Outcome and Survival Among the HIV Infected Children with Culture Confirmed Tuberculosis

    Article • Current HIV Research, September 2007, Bentham Science Publishers

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  27. Profile of Hospitalized HIV-Infected Persons in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era in Barbados

    Article • Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC), June 2007, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  28. Trends in the HIV related hospital admissions in the HAART era in Barbados, 2004–2006

    Article • AIDS Research and Therapy, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  29. Trends in the uptake of antenatal voluntary counselling and testing for HIV and HIV prevalence among childbearing women in Barbados, 1993-2004: evidence to gauge the effectiveness of HIV prevention measures

    Article • West Indian Medical Journal, January 2007, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  30. Prevalence and Correlates of HIV Serostatus Disclosure: A Prospective Study Among HIV-Infected Postparturient Women in Barbados

    Article • AIDS Patient Care and STDs, October 2006, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  31. Changing HIV Infection–Related Mortality Rate and Causes of Death Among Persons With HIV Infection Before and After the Introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

    Article • Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC), September 2006, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  32. Immunological and virological responses to highly active antiretroviral therapy in a non-clinical trial setting in a developing Caribbean country

    Article • HIV Medicine, March 2006, Wiley

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  33. A descriptive study of HIV-infected long-term surviving children in Barbados: a preliminary report

    Article • West Indian Medical Journal, June 2005, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  34. CD4 cell counts in adults with newly diagnosed HIV infection in Barbados

    Article • Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, November 2004, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  35. Antenatal voluntary counseling and testing for HIV in Barbados: success and barriers to implementation

    Article • Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, April 2004, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  36. Reduction in perinatal transmission and mortality from human immunodeficiency virus after intervention with zidovudine in Barbados

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  37. Characteristics of HIV-infected childbearing women in Barbados

    Article • Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, January 2003, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  38. Pyogenic liver abscess in children—South Indian experiences

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Surgery, March 1998, Elsevier

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  39. Epidemiology of respiratory distress of newborns

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Alok Kumar

  40. Bone injuries during delivery

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, July 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Alok Kumar