Alma Adler BA MA PhD MSc
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Alma completed her MSc in Public Health in Developing Countries in August 2007 when she joined IDEU and the Maternal and Neonatal group. Previous to joining the school, she recieved her PhD in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology and carried out research in several countries.
Affiliation
Teaching
Alma teaches on the current issues in safe motherhood and perinatal health course as well as epidemiology and control of communicable diseases course. She is currently co-organizer of the extended epidemiology course
Research
Alma currently is working in Maternal and Neonatal health and mortality. She is currently working on a CHERG funded project to identify and quantify causes of maternal morbidity globally. Other projects include neonatal health and mortality in conflict settings, creating estimates of incidence of preterm birth worldwide, and determining causes of neonatal deaths.
Research areas
- Maternal health
- Perinatal health
- Public health
- Systematic reviews
Disciplines
- Epidemiology
- Statistics
Other interests
- MARCH
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Selected publications
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Women who experience obstetric haemorrhage are at higher risk of anaemia, in both rich and poor countries.
Wagner, K.S. ; Ronsmans, C. ; Thomas, S.L. ; Calvert, C. ; Adler, A. ; Ganaba, R. ; Goufodji, S. ; Filippi, V. ;
Trop Med Int Health, 2011;
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Incidence of severe acute maternal morbidity associated with abortion: a systematic review.
Adler, A.J. ; Filippi, V. ; Thomas, S.L. ; Ronsmans, C. ;
Trop Med Int Health, 2011;
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Four million deaths: counting and attribution of cause of death
Lawn, J.; Osrin, D.; Adler, A.; Cousens, S.
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 2008; 22:410-416
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Late diagnosis of HIV in Europe: definitional and public health challenges.
Adler, A.; Mounier-Jack, S.; Coker, R.J.;
AIDS Care, 2008; 21(3):284-93
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