2005
Beyond Urban Penalty and Urban Sprawl: Back to Living Conditions as the Focus of Urban Health
Freudenberg N, Galea S, Vlahov D. Beyond Urban Penalty and Urban Sprawl: Back to Living Conditions as the Focus of Urban Health. Journal Of Community Health 2005, 30: 1-11. PMID: 15751595, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-004-6091-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunity Health ServicesHealth PromotionModels, TheoreticalPovertyPublic HealthResidence CharacteristicsSocial ConditionsUrban HealthConceptsUrban sprawlUrban healthHealth-related characteristicsUrban populationPublic health activitiesPublic health practiceLiving conditionsImpact of citiesUrban living conditionsUrban health penaltyHealth practicesHealth activitiesAdverse healthHealth of peopleUrban growthUrban livingHealth penaltyOutlying areasUrban penaltySprawlHealthCityInterventionSocial environmentPoor people
2002
Development of a “Survival” Guide for Substance Users in Harlem, New York City
Factor S, Galea S, de Duenas Geli L, Saynisch M, Blumenthal S, Canales E, Poulson M, Foley M, Vlahov D. Development of a “Survival” Guide for Substance Users in Harlem, New York City. Health Education & Behavior 2002, 29: 312-325. PMID: 12038741, DOI: 10.1177/109019810202900304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunity Health ServicesFocus GroupsHarm ReductionHealth EducationHumansMarketing of Health ServicesNew York CityPamphletsSubstance-Related DisordersTeaching MaterialsConceptsCommunity advisory boardSubstance usersCommunity service providersUrban Research CenterHealth workersWellness GuideReference listsFocus group participantsCommunity servicesFormer usersHealth informationGroup participantsSurvivalFocus groupsInformational supportNew York CityHealthAdvisory BoardProvidersYork City
1999
A prospective, community‐based evaluation of liver enzymes in individuals with hepatitis C after drug use
Inglesby T, Rai R, Astemborski J, Gruskin L, Nelson K, Vlahov D, Thomas D. A prospective, community‐based evaluation of liver enzymes in individuals with hepatitis C after drug use. Hepatology 1999, 29: 590-596. PMID: 9918940, DOI: 10.1002/hep.510290219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlanine TransaminaseBiopsyCommunity Health ServicesFemaleHepacivirusHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansLiverMaleProspective StudiesRNA, ViralSubstance Abuse, IntravenousConceptsSerum ALT levelsALT levelsALT valuesDrug usePrior illicit drug useSerum alanine transaminase levelsAlanine transaminase levelsNormal ALT valuesHepatitis C virusIllicit drug useImportant disease outcomesElevated ALTHepatitis CTransaminase levelsInitial visitLiver biopsyVisit variabilityC virusCommunity-based evaluationLiver enzymesDisease outcomeHCVPatientsMore visitsNatural history
1994
A community-based Needle Clean-Up Project.
McMillian T, Dorsey E, Beilenson P, Vlahov D. A community-based Needle Clean-Up Project. American Journal Of Public Health 1994, 84: 1854. PMID: 7977938, PMCID: PMC1615191, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.84.11.1854.Peer-Reviewed Original Research