2013
Physician Emigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States: Analysis of the 2011 AMA Physician Masterfile
Tankwanchi AB, Özden Ç, Vermund SH. Physician Emigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States: Analysis of the 2011 AMA Physician Masterfile. PLOS Medicine 2013, 10: e1001513. PMID: 24068894, PMCID: PMC3775724, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician MasterfileAmerican Medical Association Physician MasterfileAMA Physician MasterfileYears of practicePhysician emigrationPhysician dataPhysiciansActive physiciansLength of timeEditors' SummarySSA countriesMasterfilePhysician workforceSaharan AfricaWorkforce statisticsUnited StatesImplementation yearResidency dataYearsHigh-income nationsSub-Saharan AfricaUS entryGreat need
2007
HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing among Injection Drug Users in South China: A Study of a Non-Government Organization Based Program
Chen HT, Liang S, Liao Q, Wang S, Schumacher JE, Creger TN, Wilson CM, Dong B, Vermund SH. HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing among Injection Drug Users in South China: A Study of a Non-Government Organization Based Program. AIDS And Behavior 2007, 11: 778-788. PMID: 17347877, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-007-9215-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV voluntary counselingVCT programmeVoluntary counselingDrug usersHIV prevention servicesHigh-risk populationInjection drug usersHIV prevalence ratesRapid HIVFemale IDUsHIV knowledgeSafe drugStudy populationGovernment health agenciesPrevalence ratesPrevention servicesSex practicesHealth agenciesIDUsRapid testVCTCounselingGreat needHIVPopulation