2003
Relationship of Self-Reported Asthma Severity and Urgent Health Care Utilization to Psychological Sequelae of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center Among New York City Area Residents
Fagan J, Galea S, Ahern J, Bonner S, Vlahov D. Relationship of Self-Reported Asthma Severity and Urgent Health Care Utilization to Psychological Sequelae of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center Among New York City Area Residents. Psychosomatic Medicine 2003, 65: 993-996. PMID: 14645777, DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000097334.48556.5f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent health care servicesUnscheduled physician visitsSevere asthma symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorderAsthma symptom severityHealth care servicesSymptom severityAsthma symptomsAsthma severityPhysician visitsPsychological sequelaeNew York City-area residentsCare servicesUrgent health-care utilizationPhysician office visitsEmergency room visitsHealth care utilizationRandom digit dial telephone surveyDial telephone surveyAsthma measuresIndependent predictorsCare utilizationOffice visitsRoom visitsSomatic illnessRelationship of self-reported asthma severity and urgent health care utilization to psychological sequelae of the September 11th attacks among New York City area residents
Ompad D, Fagin J, Galea S, Ahern J, Bonner S, Vlahov D. Relationship of self-reported asthma severity and urgent health care utilization to psychological sequelae of the September 11th attacks among New York City area residents. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2003, 55: 142. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3999(03)00354-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Role of Medicaid HMO Enrollment in the Longitudinal Utilization of Medical Care Services in a Cohort of Injecting Drug users in Baltimore, Maryland
Juday T, Wu A, Celentano D, Rick K, Wang M, Vlahov D. The Role of Medicaid HMO Enrollment in the Longitudinal Utilization of Medical Care Services in a Cohort of Injecting Drug users in Baltimore, Maryland. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2003, 24: 27-41. PMID: 12652093, DOI: 10.1080/08897070309511531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory care visitsCare visitsInpatient admissionsHMO enrollmentDrug usersMedicaid HMO enrolleesMore inpatient admissionsInjecting Drug UsersMedical care utilizationNatural history studiesIntravenous Experience (ALIVE) studyMedical care servicesCommunity-based sampleLongitudinal utilizationER visitsHIV infectionCare utilizationMedicaid beneficiariesHMO enrolleesCare servicesIDUsInappropriate utilizationUtilization differencesMedicaidMedicaid HMOs
2002
HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZATION BY INJECTION DRUG USERS PARTICIPATING IN A NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Riley E, Wu A, Junge B, Marx M, Strathdee S, Vlahov D. HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZATION BY INJECTION DRUG USERS PARTICIPATING IN A NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2002, 28: 497-511. PMID: 12211362, DOI: 10.1081/ada-120006738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedle exchange programsDrug treatment utilizationDrug treatmentNEP visitsPrimary careHealth insuranceTreatment utilizationHealth careDrug usersHealth service utilization dataPrimary care utilizationHealth service utilizationAfrican American raceInjection drug usersBaltimore Needle Exchange ProgramHealth Insurance ServicePrimary health careService utilization dataHealth care systemNEP sitesMedian ageCare utilizationOdds ratioService utilizationStudy staff
2001
Health care utilization among young adult injection drug users in Harlem, New York
Cronquist A, Edwards V, Galea S, Latka M, Vlahov D. Health care utilization among young adult injection drug users in Harlem, New York. Journal Of Substance Abuse 2001, 13: 17-27. PMID: 11547618, DOI: 10.1016/s0899-3289(01)00073-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung adult injection drug usersAdult injection drug usersInjection drug usersNeedle exchange programsHealth care utilizationCare utilizationHealth careDrug treatmentDrug usersHealth insuranceMedical careYoung injection drug usersCross-sectional studyHealth insurance coverageNEP usersUse of servicesDrug useHealth servicesAge 18Logistic regressionHealth conditionsCareInsurance coverageMonthsTreatment
1999
Needle-exchange attendance and health care utilization promote entry into detoxification
Strathdee S, Celentano D, Shah N, Lyles C, Stambolis V, Macalino G, Nelson K, Vlahov D. Needle-exchange attendance and health care utilization promote entry into detoxification. Journal Of Urban Health 1999, 76: 448-460. PMID: 10609594, PMCID: PMC3456698, DOI: 10.1007/bf02351502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUninfected injection drug usersInjection drug usersNeedle exchange programsNeedle exchange attendanceDrug abuse treatmentHospital admissionDrug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus testAbuse treatmentImportant public health goalHIV-seronegative subjectsHealth care utilizationOutpatient medical careHealth care providersRecent drug usePublic health goalsIndependent predictorsCare utilizationHIV serostatusDetoxification admissionsCare providersVirus testHIVNeedle exchangeDrug use