2004
Mental health status among ethnic albanians seeking medical care in an emergency department two years after the war in Kosovo A pilot project
Fernandez W, Galea S, Ahern J, Sisco S, Waldman R, Koci B, Vlahov D. Mental health status among ethnic albanians seeking medical care in an emergency department two years after the war in Kosovo A pilot project. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2004, 43: e1-e8. PMID: 14747823, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2003.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental component summary scoresComponent summary scoresMental health statusED patientsShort Form-36 mental component summary scoreSummary scoresLower mental component summary scoresHealth statusMedical careSeparate multivariable linear regression modelsShort Form-36Multivariable linear regression modelsPatients 2 yearsFourth Edition criteriaTraumatic eventsPublic health interventionsMental health problemsPosttraumatic stress disorderHarvard Trauma QuestionnairePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsSpecific vulnerable populationsForm-36Emergency departmentPsychosocial burdenFemale sex
2002
Social determinants and the health of drug users: socioeconomic status, homelessness, and incarceration.
Galea S, Vlahov D. Social determinants and the health of drug users: socioeconomic status, homelessness, and incarceration. Public Health Reports 2002, 117 Suppl 1: s135-45. PMID: 12435837, PMCID: PMC1913691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug usersHealth consequencesSocioeconomic statusAdverse health consequencesPublic health interventionsIllicit drug useLow socioeconomic statusDrug use behaviorsDrug useHealth interventionsIndividual drug use behaviorRisk behaviorsSocial determinantsSocial factorsHealthStatusHigh levelsMedicationsFactors
1994
Profile of HIV seropositive inmates diagnosed in Maryland's state correctional system.
Kendig N, Stough T, Austin P, Kummer L, Swetz A, Vlahov D. Profile of HIV seropositive inmates diagnosed in Maryland's state correctional system. Public Health Reports 1994, 109: 756-60. PMID: 7800784, PMCID: PMC1403577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionInfected inmatesHigher CD4 cell countsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHIV-seropositive inmatesCD4 cell countImmunodeficiency virus infectionAnti-retroviral therapyVoluntary HIV testingPrimary care providersClinical case managementPublic health interventionsState correctional systemCorrectional settingsImmediate medical treatmentClinical profileHIV testingInitial diagnosisVirus infectionCare providersMedical treatmentCell countHealth interventionsCase managementInfection