2015
The Association of Smoking and Acute Pancreatitis
Majumder S, Gierisch JM, Bastian LA. The Association of Smoking and Acute Pancreatitis. Pancreas 2015, 44: 540-546. PMID: 25872130, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute pancreatitisRecurrent APCurrent smokersFormer smokersHazard ratioCigarette smokingRisk factorsSystematic reviewIndependent risk factorPooled hazard ratioAssociation of smokingRecurrent acute pancreatitisConfidence intervalsInvestigator reviewChronic pancreatitisSmoking statusCochrane DatabaseDatabase inceptionHigh riskSmokersDiscordant decisionsEligibility criteriaPancreatitisSmokingRisk
2003
Blood-Borne Infections and Persons With Mental Illness: Gender Differences in Hepatitis C Infection and Risks Among Persons With Severe Mental Illness
Butterfield MI, Bosworth HB, Meador KG, Stechuchak KM, Essock SM, Osher FC, Goodman LA, Swanson JW, Bastian LA, Horner RD. Blood-Borne Infections and Persons With Mental Illness: Gender Differences in Hepatitis C Infection and Risks Among Persons With Severe Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services 2003, 54: 848-853. PMID: 12773599, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C infectionSevere mental illnessHepatitis C seropositivityC infectionMental illnessRisk behaviorsUnprotected sexC seropositivityDrug-related risk behaviorsBlood borne infectionsHigh rateLifetime sexual risk behaviorsUnprotected vaginal sexSexual risk behaviorsGender differencesNeedle sharingRisk factorsNeedle useAnal sexDrug risksSex riskLifetime ratesVaginal sexCocaine useInfection