2017
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System, 2001–2013
Hausmann LRM, Brandt CA, Carroll CM, Fenton BT, Ibrahim SA, Becker WC, Burgess DJ, Wandner LD, Bair MJ, Goulet JL. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System, 2001–2013. Arthritis Care & Research 2017, 69: 1171-1178. PMID: 27788302, PMCID: PMC5538734, DOI: 10.1002/acr.23137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyKnee arthroplastyOA diagnosisHispanic-white differencesHispanic veteransVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemTotal knee arthroplasty (TKA) rateCox proportional hazards regressionTotal knee arthroplasty proceduresIncreased clinical severityKnee arthroplasty ratesPotential clinical confoundersPain intensity scoresProportional hazards regressionBody mass indexKnee arthroplasty proceduresEthnic differencesMusculoskeletal disorder diagnosisHealth care systemElectronic health recordsClinical confoundersHazards regressionMass indexRheumatology specialistsClinical severity
2016
Minority Men Who Have Sex with Men Demonstrate Increased Risk for HIV Transmission
Gordon KS, Edelman EJ, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Akgün K, Crystal S, Duggal M, Goulet JL, Rimland D, Bryant KJ. Minority Men Who Have Sex with Men Demonstrate Increased Risk for HIV Transmission. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 21: 1497-1510. PMID: 27771818, PMCID: PMC5380471, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1590-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDetectable HIV-1 RNAHIV-1 RNAHIV transmissionOdds ratioMSM groupVeterans Aging Cohort StudyMinority MSMAging Cohort StudyMultiple sexual partnersMultiple sex partnersNon-condom useCohort studyInfluence of drugsComparator groupRisk factorsHispanic MSMWhite MSMLow prevalenceHigh incidenceSex partnersSexual partnersMSMSexMinority menGroup