1998
Detection of HIV-1 nucleic acid and HIV-1 antibodies in needles and syringes used for non-intravenous injection
Rich J, Dickinson B, Carney J, Fisher A, Heimer R. Detection of HIV-1 nucleic acid and HIV-1 antibodies in needles and syringes used for non-intravenous injection. AIDS 1998, 12: 2345-2350. PMID: 9863878, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199817000-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
HIV Incidence Among New Haven Needle Exchange Participants
Kaplan E, Heimer R. HIV Incidence Among New Haven Needle Exchange Participants. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1995, 10: 175-176. PMID: 7552482, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199510020-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
A circulation theory of needle exchange
Kaplan E, Heimer R. A circulation theory of needle exchange. AIDS 1994, 8: 567-574. PMID: 8060540, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199405000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV incidence among needle exchange participants: estimates from syringe tracking and testing data.
Kaplan E, Heimer R. HIV incidence among needle exchange participants: estimates from syringe tracking and testing data. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1994, 7: 182-9. PMID: 8301530.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Needle exchange decreases the prevalence of HIV-1 proviral DNA in returned syringes in New Haven, Connecticut
Heimer R, Kaplan E, Khoshnood K, Jariwala B, Cadman E. Needle exchange decreases the prevalence of HIV-1 proviral DNA in returned syringes in New Haven, Connecticut. The American Journal Of Medicine 1993, 95: 214-220. PMID: 8356986, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(93)90263-o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 proviral DNANeedle exchange programsProviral DNANew Haven's needle exchange programNeedle exchangeHIV-1 prevalenceIntravenous drug usersNeedle exchange clientsDrug treatment programsPercentage of syringesDrug use habitsSyringe trackingDNA prevalenceNew HavenPolymerase chain reactionDrug treatmentDrug usersTreatment programPrevalenceChain reactionExchange programsSyringesMonthsProgram participantsFunded evaluation