2013
Impact of Definitions of Loss to Follow-up on Estimates of Retention, Disease Progression, and Mortality: Application to an HIV Program in Mozambique
Shepherd BE, Blevins M, Vaz LM, Moon TD, Kipp AM, José E, Ferreira FG, Vermund SH. Impact of Definitions of Loss to Follow-up on Estimates of Retention, Disease Progression, and Mortality: Application to an HIV Program in Mozambique. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2013, 178: 819-828. PMID: 23785113, PMCID: PMC3755641, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusVisit scheduleKaplan-Meier techniqueRate of mortalityAntiretroviral therapyCumulative incidenceTreatment initiationEstimates of retentionImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunodeficiency virusHIV programsChronic diseasesDisease progressionPatient retentionImpact of definitionsHIV literatureClinical encountersStudy outcomesMortalityAIDSLTFDeathInformative censoringProgram evaluationStudy conclusions
1993
Rising HIV-Related Mortality in Young Americans
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1987
Health-related outcomes of war in Nicaragua.
Garfield RM, Frieden T, Vermund SH. Health-related outcomes of war in Nicaragua. American Journal Of Public Health 1987, 77: 615-618. PMID: 3565659, PMCID: PMC1647029, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.77.5.615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth workersHigh case fatality rateCase fatality rateInfant mortalityHealth-related outcomesLive birthsPrevention of epidemicsFatality rateFurther declineRecent epidemicHealth infrastructureHealth indicatorsMortalityPublic medical systemDeathMedical systemNumber of staffEpidemicMeaslesWar-related casualtiesWar-related deathsMalariaLeishmaniasisPreventionWorkers