2000
Correlates of enrollment in methadone maintenance treatment programs differ by HIV-serostatus
Shah N, Celentano D, Vlahov D, Stambolis V, Johnson L, Nelson K, Strathdee S. Correlates of enrollment in methadone maintenance treatment programs differ by HIV-serostatus. AIDS 2000, 14: 2035-2043. PMID: 10997409, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200009080-00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBaltimoreCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHIV AntibodiesHIV InfectionsHIV SeronegativityHIV SeropositivityHumansMaleMethadoneMiddle AgedNeedle-Exchange ProgramsProspective StudiesRisk-TakingSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance Abuse Treatment CentersSubstance Abuse, IntravenousConceptsMethadone maintenance treatment programInjection drug usersMaintenance treatment programNeedle exchange programsHIV serostatusHIV-seronegative injection drug usersSeronegative injection drug usersHIV-negative injection drug usersTreatment programHIV-seropositive participantsHealth care providersTreatment slotsNeedle exchange program participantsAfrican AmericansHIV testProspective cohortCare providersDrug usersProgram attendanceOlder ageCertain subgroupsVulnerable populationsSimilar proportionsBehavioral factorsEnrollment
1995
Age, Gender, and Other Predictors of the Wasting Syndrome among HIV-1-Infected Injecting Drug Users
Sorkin J, Boiton P, Greenblatt J, Sithisarankul P, Vlahov D, Graham N. Age, Gender, and Other Predictors of the Wasting Syndrome among HIV-1-Infected Injecting Drug Users. Epidemiology 1995, 6: 172-177. PMID: 7742405, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199503000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug usersDrug useFemale genderHuman immunodeficiency virus-1CD4 cell levelsCD4 T lymphocytesInjecting Drug UsersCase-control studyPresence of diarrheaImmunodeficiency virus-1Independent predictorsT lymphocytesSyndromeOlder ageWasting syndromeHIVWeight lossVirus 1AgeDiarrheaCrude predictorCohortPredictorsMore yearsLower percentage
1992
Characteristics of Intravenous Drug Users by History of Arrest and Treatment for Drug Use
ALCABES P, VLAHOV D, ANTHONY J. Characteristics of Intravenous Drug Users by History of Arrest and Treatment for Drug Use. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1992, 180: 48-54. PMID: 1311371, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199201000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Epidemiology of falls among patients in a rehabilitation hospital.
Vlahov D, Myers A, al-Ibrahim M. Epidemiology of falls among patients in a rehabilitation hospital. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 1990, 71: 8-12. PMID: 2297314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidemiology of fallsGroup of patientsDiagnosis of strokeLower extremity amputationNonambulatory statusConsiderable morbidityRepeat fallsAcute careExtremity amputationDescriptive epidemiologyRehabilitation hospitalRisk factorsBedfast patientsHigh riskRehabilitation facilityGeriatric settingsRehabilitation settingsPatientsOlder agePreventive measuresPurpose of preventionFirst fallEpidemiologyIncident reportsAge