2016
Clinical care of incarcerated people with HIV, viral hepatitis, or tuberculosis
Rich JD, Beckwith CG, Macmadu A, Marshall BDL, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Amon JJ, Milloy MJ, King MRF, Sanchez J, Atwoli L, Altice FL. Clinical care of incarcerated people with HIV, viral hepatitis, or tuberculosis. The Lancet 2016, 388: 1103-1114. PMID: 27427452, PMCID: PMC5504684, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)30379-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical careCommunity-based health careJail settingsHealth careDelivery of careCommunity-based treatmentProvision of treatmentHIV/AIDSPrison health careHepatitis BViral hepatitisMiddle-income countriesC virusClinical managementHigh-income countriesGeneral populationMedical careMental illnessInfectious diseasesOptimal deliverySubstance useCareTransmissible diseasesHIVTuberculosis
2015
Sex-Related Disparities in Criminal Justice and HIV Treatment Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study of HIV-Infected Inmates.
Meyer JP, Cepeda J, Taxman FS, Altice FL. Sex-Related Disparities in Criminal Justice and HIV Treatment Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study of HIV-Infected Inmates. American Journal Of Public Health 2015, 105: 1901-10. PMID: 26180958, PMCID: PMC4529767, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2015.302687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyViral suppressionSex-related differencesHigh prevalenceRisk scoreHIV treatment outcomesRetrospective cohort studyHIV viral suppressionLarge contemporary cohortSex-related disparitiesSex-specific interventionsCommunity-based treatmentWomen's higher prevalenceLogistic regression modelsCJ populationsTreatable comorbiditiesCohort studyHIV outcomesContemporary cohortTreatment outcomesHIVCJ involvementIncarceration durationOlder ageSignificant correlates
2004
Research Note — Review of Corrections-Based Therapy for Opiate-Dependent Patients: Implications for Buprenorphine Treatment among Correctional Populations
Smith-Rohrberg D, Bruce R, Altice F. Research Note — Review of Corrections-Based Therapy for Opiate-Dependent Patients: Implications for Buprenorphine Treatment among Correctional Populations. Journal Of Drug Issues 2004, 34: 451-480. DOI: 10.1177/002204260403400210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpiate dependencePharmacological treatment optionsEmergency room usePrimary care servicesOpiate-dependent patientsCommunity-based treatmentInfectious disease prevalenceBuprenorphine treatmentNote reviewTreatment optionsOpiate useCorrectional populationsDrug AdministrationRecent approvalCare servicesDisease prevalenceRoom useSubstantial proportionTreatmentCorrectional settingsDesirable healthBuprenorphinePatientsTherapyPopulation