2014
Latent tuberculosis infection screening in foreign-born populations: a successful mobile clinic outreach model.
Morano JP, Zelenev A, Walton MR, Bruce RD, Altice FL. Latent tuberculosis infection screening in foreign-born populations: a successful mobile clinic outreach model. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 104: 1508-15. PMID: 24922157, PMCID: PMC4103248, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.301897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent tuberculosis infectionTuberculin skin testTuberculosis infectionActive tuberculosisLTBI prevalenceSkin testRisk factorsScreening programHeroin useEligibility criteriaUnstable housingUninsured populationMedical surveyHealth insuranceMarijuana useOutreach modelInfectionRelevant correlatesInterpersonal violenceForeign-born populationNew HavenUrban settingsPopulationTuberculosisPrevalence
2002
Effectiveness of a Mobile Medical Van in Providing Screening Services for STDs and HIV
Liebman J, Lamberti M, Altice F. Effectiveness of a Mobile Medical Van in Providing Screening Services for STDs and HIV. Public Health Nursing 2002, 19: 345-353. PMID: 12182694, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.2002.19504.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk individualsMobile medical vanRisk individualsHIV control effortsConsistent condom useHigh-risk sexHIV testRetrospective studyAsymptomatic individualsScreening servicesSTD casesInvasive techniquesPositive casesDrug useCondom useNew casesActive casesHIVSTDsSmall proportionMedical programStudy communitiesIndividualsUrban settingsPatients