2009
Veterans' attitudes to influenza vaccination in the setting of shortage of vaccine, 2004-2005
Benin AL, Learsy-Cahill D, Das R, Kancir S, Welch B, Martinello RA. Veterans' attitudes to influenza vaccination in the setting of shortage of vaccine, 2004-2005. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 2009, 5: 237-241. PMID: 18948733, DOI: 10.4161/hv.5.4.6808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly veteransAdministration HospitalHigh-risk criteriaVeterans Administration HospitalProportion of veteransUnvaccinated participantsInfluenza vaccinationHigh riskVaccinationVeterans' attitudesVaccineInfluenzaVeteransMore participantsRandom sampleSmall proportionParticipantsAltruistic reasonsQualitative interviewsHospitalProportionUrgencyDose
2007
Risk Factors for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Navajo Adults
Watt J, O'Brien K, Benin A, McCoy S, Donaldson C, Reid R, Schuchat A, Zell E, Hochman M, Santosham M, Whitney C. Risk Factors for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Navajo Adults. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2007, 166: 1080-1087. PMID: 17693393, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAlcoholismAnalysis of VarianceBody Mass IndexCase-Control StudiesFemaleHeart FailureHumansIndians, North AmericanKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPneumococcal InfectionsPopulation SurveillanceProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsStreptococcus pneumoniaeSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseaseChronic renal failureCongestive heart failureBody mass indexNavajo adultsGeneral US populationRisk factorsRenal failureSelf-reported alcohol useHeart failurePneumococcal diseaseMass indexRisk of IPDUS populationAlcohol useActive laboratory surveillanceModifiable risk factorsMedical record reviewPopulation attributable fractionFinal multivariable analysisCase-control studyMultivariable analysisRecord reviewAttributable fractionHigh prevalence