2006
Increased COPD Among HIV-Positive Compared to HIV-Negative Veterans
Crothers K, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Crystal S, Justice AC, Team F. Increased COPD Among HIV-Positive Compared to HIV-Negative Veterans. CHEST Journal 2006, 130: 1326-1333. PMID: 17099007, DOI: 10.1378/chest.130.5.1326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usePrevalence of COPDHIV-negative subjectsIndependent risk factorHIV infectionICD-9 codesRisk factorsDiagnostic codesAlcohol abuseICD-9 diagnostic codesHIV-negative veteransActive antiretroviral therapyHIV-positive patientsEra of HAARTHIV-negative menHIV-positive subjectsProspective observational studyPathogenesis of COPDRisk of COPDHealth care providersElectronic medical recordsRace/ethnicityAntiretroviral therapyHIV-positiveCigarette smoking
2004
Psychiatric and neurocognitive disorders among HIV-positive and negative veterans in care
Justice AC, McGinnis KA, Atkinson JH, Heaton RK, Young C, Sadek J, Madenwald T, Becker JT, Conigliaro J, Brown ST, Rimland D, Crystal S, Simberkoff M. Psychiatric and neurocognitive disorders among HIV-positive and negative veterans in care. AIDS 2004, 18: 49-59. PMID: 15075498, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200401001-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-negative subjectsHIV-positive subjectsNeurocognitive disordersDepressive symptomsAlcohol abuseDrug abuseHIV-negative veteransVeterans Aging CohortGeneral medicine clinicHIV-positive veteransSymptoms of depressionMemory problemsConvenience subsetOlder HIVHIV infectionMedicine clinicPsychiatric testingHigh prevalencePatient reportsSubstantial prevalenceGreater prevalenceAvailable measuresAging CohortNeurocognitive problemsInfectious diseases