2019
Suspected heroin-related overdoses incidents in Cincinnati, Ohio: A spatiotemporal analysis
Li ZR, Xie E, Crawford FW, Warren JL, McConnell K, Copple JT, Johnson T, Gonsalves GS. Suspected heroin-related overdoses incidents in Cincinnati, Ohio: A spatiotemporal analysis. PLOS Medicine 2019, 16: e1002956. PMID: 31714940, PMCID: PMC6850525, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of overdoseRisk of incidentBlock groupHarm reduction measuresPoisson regression modelsHighest overdose ratesOpioid misuseRisk factorsOpioid epidemicOpiate overdosesOverdose incidentsOpioid overdosesOverdose ratesNature of incidentsEmergency callsMale populationMedian household incomeTreatment programOverdose emergencyHealth policySpatiotemporal risk factorsLack of informationDemographic characteristicsHigher numberOverdoses
2017
Public health implications of changing patterns of recruitment into the South African mining industry, 1973–2012: a database analysis
Ehrlich R, Montgomery A, Akugizibwe P, Gonsalves G. Public health implications of changing patterns of recruitment into the South African mining industry, 1973–2012: a database analysis. BMC Public Health 2017, 18: 93. PMID: 28774280, PMCID: PMC5543439, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4640-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health implicationsHIV infectionLung diseaseSouth African minersDisease burdenMethodsThis studyTreatment servicesHealth servicesTriple epidemicHealth experiencesDatabase analysisHealth implicationsCalendar intervalsOccupational characteristicsSilicosisAfrican minersBurdenFurther researchRecruitmentLack of information