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 usePre-AIDS Mortality and Morbidity among Injection Drug Users in Amsterdam and Baltimore: An Ecological Comparison
van Ameijden E, Krol A, Vlahov D, Flynn C, van Haastrecht H, Coutinho R. Pre-AIDS Mortality and Morbidity among Injection Drug Users in Amsterdam and Baltimore: An Ecological Comparison. Substance Use & Misuse 1999, 34: 845-865. PMID: 10227114, DOI: 10.3109/10826089909037245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmphetaminesBaltimoreCause of DeathCocaineCohort StudiesComorbidityCost ControlCross-Cultural ComparisonDrug OverdoseEthanolFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHeroinHIV SeropositivityHospitalizationHumansMaleMethadoneNetherlandsRisk FactorsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSuicideSurvival RateUnited StatesConceptsDrug usersHigh-dose methadone maintenanceIncidence of hospitalizationSuicide mortalityEmergency room visitsInjection drug usersDifferent health care systemsHealth care systemHIV seropositivityRoom visitsHospital visitsMethadone maintenancePrimary careRecent injectingRisk factorsAIDS mortalityLower mortalityPolydrug useMortalityCare systemSocietal costsMorbidityVisitsHospitalizationBaltimore
1991
Utilization of health services in a cohort of intravenous drug users with known HIV-1 serostatus.
Solomon L, Frank R, Vlahov D, Astemborski J. Utilization of health services in a cohort of intravenous drug users with known HIV-1 serostatus. American Journal Of Public Health 1991, 81: 1285-90. PMID: 1928527, PMCID: PMC1405342, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.81.10.1285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersCD4 cell countDrug usersHealth servicesHIV serostatusClinical symptomsHIV-seropositive intravenous drug usersHealth insuranceCell countAsymptomatic HIV-1 infectionSeropositive intravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHIV-seropositive drug usersOngoing natural history studyLow CD4 countHIV-1 seropositiveImmunodeficiency virus infectionHIV-1 serostatusHealth care utilizationHIV-1 infectionHIV-positive serostatusNatural history studiesHealth care servicesCD4 countMore HIV