2015
Geographic accessibility to addiction, mental health, and HIV/AIDS health-care services for opioid-dependent clients
Denton C, Ghosh D, Taxman F, Altice F. Geographic accessibility to addiction, mental health, and HIV/AIDS health-care services for opioid-dependent clients. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2015, 10: a10. PMCID: PMC4347456, DOI: 10.1186/1940-0640-10-s1-a10.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
HIV Drug Therapy in the Americas 8–10 May 2014, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
de Mesquita Fábio C, Pati P, de Barros Clarissa H, Juliana M, Taques D, Larissa D, de Freitas Marcelo A, Nestor S, Peter R, William P, Omar S, Andrew R, Dechao W, Peter R, Ard V, Raph H, Carl M, Robin W, Brian G, Julio M, Clifford L, Brendan L, Trevor H, Cal C, David W, Jose A, Keith H, Mark B, William T, Will G, Danielle P, Ivan W, Luis G, Valeska S, Waldo B, Federico A, Leandro K, Jorge S, Alberto L, Gabriela R, Jorge A, Marcelo L, Lynne M, Rosa B, Marinella D, Maria M, Margot K, Célia S, Letícia C, Ivete G, Laura F, Marcelo S, Marcelo G, Rosana F, Rohan H, Robert B, Isabel C, Jose V, Ivanka K, Antonella D, Fiona M, Anna S, He X, Woodie Z, Jean V, Marisol M, Andrew P, Jorge S, Luis S, Pedro C, Frederick A, Luis J, Felipe U, Patricia I, Veronica R, Yazmin M, Andrea G, Adriana V, Patricia U, Carlos M, Mark N, Juan S, Sobhie D, Anton P, Massimo G, Roy G, Daniel K, Brenda C, Yanink C, Sosa‐Rubi S, Ada K, Juan S, Raul O, Alondra L, Sergio B, David M, Luz P, Sobieszczyk M, Lake J, Clark J, Campos D, Veloso V, Moreira R, Cardoso S, Klausner J, Beatriz G, Robert P, Jesus C, Andrea G, Ubaldo R, Hamid V, Arantxa C, Víctor R, Gabriela H, Jeremy C, Alejandra C, Nitzia L, Claudia R, Steven D, Andrea G, Segundo L, Kelika K, Klausner J, Thomas C, Carlos C, Evaldo O, Letiano S, Roseane L, Luisa A, Jairo C, Leila S, Laine P, Lemos J, Oliveira‐Filho A, Vallinoto A, Carlos C, Ubaldo R, Andrea G, Oliveira‐Filho A, Suzy P, Marcelo P, Renata H, Eduardo A, MC Maradei‐Pereira L, Angelo C, Lemos J, Fernanda R, Marcelo W, Cortes C, Marcelo P, Lima D, Eduardo A, MC Maradei‐Pereira L, Lemos J, Oliveira‐Filho A, Steven D, Andrea G, Nathalie G, Maribel R, Susanna N, Mark S, Jacob L, Jeffrey F, Karam M, Margaret S, Annie L, David A, Anuj G, Liyun N, Evguenia S, William S, John M, Douglas D, Mariana K, Guillermo V, Javier T, Marcelo L, Robert P, Luis G, Alejandro F, Natalia G, Carlos T, Panagiotis C, Konstantina C, Eleni F, Panagiotis M, Ioannis M, Dimitra P, Drosos K, Georgios C, Carlos Y, Maribel A, Gabriela S, Condori E, Daniel S, Fanny C, Ada V, Soledad R, Irene F, Erica S, Silvina I, Alejandro H, Marcelo L, Patricia B, Lelia A, Marta F, Lisete D, Luiza N, Diana A, Rafael A, Hélder M, Luiza N, Lisete D, Lorena M, Rafael A, Hélder M, Trevor H, Rafael C, David W, Cal C, Joel G, Anthony M, Paul S, Andrew Z, Liu H, White K, Rhee M, Javier S, Nathan C, Jean‐Michel M, Keith H, Joe G, Rockstroh J, Edwin D, Xuelian W, White K, Fordyce M, Rhee M, Javier S, Vida R, Brenda C, Yanink C, Juan S, Victor R, Hamid V, Gabriela H, Jeremy C, Anita S, Robertino M, Leslie N, David M, Keith R, Rima K, Abram M, Rhee M, Fordyce M, Javier S, Miller M, White K, Rodrigo P, Clara F, Paula L, Cerdeira S, Busch M, Saeed S, Silvia K, Emiliano B, Natalia A, Gonzalo C, Gabriela B, De Leon J, Analia C, Gladys A, Cristina G, Pierina D, Marwan A, Moraima M, Martin C, Marbelys H, Mario C, Yajaira R, Anselmo R, Graciela L, Leopoldo D, Miguel M, Rafael N, Maricruz R, Cristina G, Gladys A, Pierina D, Marbelys H, Héctor R, Domingo G, Flor P, Rafael N, Eugenia P, Alejandra M, Camila M, Fernanda N, Andres G, Carlos G, Edwin D, Jason F, Anton P, Antonio A, Pere D, Will G, Thai N, David S, Doug C, Jose A, Joseph G, Ramin E, L W, Thai N, Emiliano B, Cynthia B, Carlos F. HIV Drug Therapy in the Americas 8–10 May 2014, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2014, 17: 19180. PMID: 24815847, PMCID: PMC4015307, DOI: 10.7448/ias.17.2.19180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDS epidemicAIDS epidemicHIV health care servicesCurrent HIV/AIDS epidemicNotifiable Diseases Information SystemViral load suppressionMortality Information SystemHealth care servicesHIV/AIDSCD4 countVL suppressionHIV transmissionCare servicesEpidemicTreatmentSuppressionSocial disparitiesHIVRegional differencesAIDS
2005
Adherence to hepatitis B virus vaccination at syringe exchange sites
Altice FL, Bruce RD, Walton MR, Buitrago MI. Adherence to hepatitis B virus vaccination at syringe exchange sites. Journal Of Urban Health 2005, 82: 151-161. PMID: 15746385, PMCID: PMC3456633, DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jti016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionConnecticutDiagnostic Tests, RoutineFemaleHepatitis BHepatitis B AntibodiesHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B VaccinesHumansImmunization ProgramsMaleMiddle AgedMobile Health UnitsNeedle-Exchange ProgramsPatient ComplianceSubstance Abuse, IntravenousUrban Health ServicesConceptsInjection drug usersHepatitis B virusHBV infectionHealth care servicesHigh riskCare servicesHepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccinationActive injection drug usersPreventive health care servicesB virus vaccinationVaccine-eligible patientsChronic HBV infectionHepatitis C virusSyringe exchange programsSyringe exchange sitesMobile health care servicesDaily injectorsHBV vaccinationVaccination seriesVirus vaccinationC virusB virusPreventive vaccinationVaccinationDrug users
2002
The Impact of Needle Exchange–based Health Services on Emergency Department Use
Pollack HA, Khoshnood K, Blankenship KM, Altice FL. The Impact of Needle Exchange–based Health Services on Emergency Department Use. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2002, 17: 341-348. PMID: 12047730, PMCID: PMC1495047, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.10663.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersTreatment injection drug usersEmergency department useIncidence rate ratiosED utilizationED useDepartment useDrug usersHigh-risk injection drug usersHIV-negative injection drug usersMobile health clinicHealth care delivery systemHealth care servicesCare delivery systemHIV/AIDSPre-post comparisonAcute careEmergency departmentSubgroup analysisMedical recordsHealth clinicsLongitudinal cohortDrug treatmentED servicesBinomial regression analysisThe impact of needle exchange-based health services on emergency department use
Pollack H, Khoshnood K, Blankenship K, Altice F. The impact of needle exchange-based health services on emergency department use. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2002, 17: 341-348. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-002-0037-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug usersTreatment injection drug usersEmergency department useIncidence rate ratiosED utilizationED useDepartment useDrug usersHigh-risk injection drug usersHIV-negative injection drug usersMobile health clinicHealth care delivery systemHealth care servicesCare delivery systemHIV/AIDSPre-post comparisonAcute careEmergency departmentSubgroup analysisMedical recordsHealth clinicsLongitudinal cohortDrug treatmentED servicesBinomial regression analysis