2015
Causes of Death among AIDS Patients after Introduction of Free Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART) in Three Chinese Provinces, 2010–2011
Wang L, Ge L, Wang L, Morano JP, Guo W, Khoshnood K, Qin Q, Ding Z, Sun D, Liu X, Luo H, Tillman J, Cui Y. Causes of Death among AIDS Patients after Introduction of Free Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART) in Three Chinese Provinces, 2010–2011. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0139998. PMID: 26506621, PMCID: PMC4624241, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyCause of deathCells/mm3AIDS patientsCD4 countCombination anti-retroviral therapyDeceased AIDS patientsNational HIV RegistryAnti-retroviral therapyInjury-related deathsCross-sectional surveyCause of AIDSCART initiationHIV RegistryAntiretroviral therapyART-naïveHIV diagnosisDisease burdenMedical recordsChi-square analysisAverage agePatientsART statusLogistic regressionAIDS
2006
Comparative epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among men attending sexually transmitted disease clinics with and without indication for testing
Rowhani-Rahbar A, Niccolai LM, Dunne DW, Green S, Jenkins H, Khoshnood K. Comparative epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among men attending sexually transmitted disease clinics with and without indication for testing. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2006, 17: 453-458. PMID: 16820074, DOI: 10.1258/095646206777689143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC. trachomatis infectionChlamydia trachomatis infectionTrachomatis infectionRoutine reproductive health careDifferent clinical settingsReproductive health careHealth care providersRisk of infectionElectronic medical recordsGroup of menSTD clinicDisease clinicMale patientsMedical recordsRisk factorsPrior historyClinical settingInfectionComparative epidemiologyHealth careYoung menMenClinicEpidemiologyIndications
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