2007
Explaining Racial Disparities in Incidence of and Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Galea S, Blaney S, Nandi A, Silverman R, Vlahov D, Foltin G, Kusick M, Tunik M, Richmond N. Explaining Racial Disparities in Incidence of and Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2007, 166: 534-543. PMID: 17584756, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-adjusted survivalInitial cardiac rhythmHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestCardiac rhythmAge-adjusted relative oddsEthnic disparitiesPrior functional statusProspective observational studyAge-adjusted incidenceEmergency medical services responseLikelihood of receiptFull multivariable modelOOHCA patientsHospital dischargeConsecutive casesFunctional statusCardiopulmonary resuscitationMultivariable modelObservational studyVentricular fibrillationLow prevalenceRelative oddsOOHCARacial disparities
2004
Gender, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Postwar Kosovo
Ahern J, Galea S, Fernandez W, Koci B, Waldman R, Vlahov D. Gender, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Postwar Kosovo. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2004, 192: 762-770. PMID: 15505520, DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000144695.02982.41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress scoresPosttraumatic stress symptomsSocial supportStress scoresImportant public health effortsEmergency department studyEmergency department patientsMental health 2 yearsTraumatic eventsPublic health effortsLower posttraumatic stress scoresGreater protective effectStress symptomsLow social supportMore traumatic eventsDepartment patientsHigh prevalenceProtective effectHealth effortsHigher posttraumatic stress scoresDepartment studyMental healthWomenPosttraumatic stressSymptomsExplaining the relationship between race/ethnicity and pharmacy purchased syringes among injection drug users in New York City.
Fuller C, Galea S, Blaney S, Ompad D, Deren S, Des Jarlais D, Vlahov D. Explaining the relationship between race/ethnicity and pharmacy purchased syringes among injection drug users in New York City. Ethnicity & Disease 2004, 14: 589-96. PMID: 15724781.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Prevalence and Incidence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Young Adult Injection Drug Users
Garfein R, Doherty M, Monterroso E, Thomas D, Nelson K, Vlahov D. Prevalence and Incidence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Young Adult Injection Drug Users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1998, 18: s11-s19. PMID: 9663618, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199802001-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung adult injection drug usersAdult injection drug usersInjection drug usersHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionHCV infectionVirus infectionDrug usersHCV-seronegative participantsTransmission of HCVCommunity-based outreachSecond-generation antibodiesHCV seroconversionHCV seroprevalenceCommunity outreach educationProspective studyRisk factorsSemiannual interviewsHigh riskInjecting practicesSterile syringesBivariate analysisLogistic regressionInfectionHCV
1990
Antibody to Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type I/II (HTLV-I/II) Among Male Inmates Entering Maryland Prisons
Vlahov D, Lee H, Taylor E, Canavaggio M, Canner C, Burczak J, Saah A. Antibody to Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type I/II (HTLV-I/II) Among Male Inmates Entering Maryland Prisons. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1990, 3: 531-535. PMID: 1969961, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-199005000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman T-Lymphotropic Virus Type I/IIExact testIncoming male inmatesHIV-1 serostatusIntravenous drug usersPrevalence of HTLVFisher's exact testYears of ageSame calendar periodWestern blot techniqueType I/IIEpidemiological serosurveyScope of infectionMale inmatesCalendar periodRisk groupsHIV-1Drug usersHTLVMaryland prisonsChi 2Blot techniqueRoutine operational proceduresAntibodiesYear of entry