2000
Increased Frequency of Overdose Deaths Among HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users
Vlahov D, Tang A, Lyles C, Rezza G, Thomas D, Cohn S, Macalino G, Stambolis V, Nelson K. Increased Frequency of Overdose Deaths Among HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users. Addiction Research & Theory 2000, 8: 311-326. DOI: 10.3109/16066350009009518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug usersCause-specific mortalityHTV infectionOverdose deathsDrug usersUninfected personsPerson-time techniquesOverall mortality rateFrequency of AIDSOnset of AIDSCorrelates of deathMedian ageHIV serostatusPerson yearsExcess riskDrug overdoseMortality ratePoisson regressionRecord searchUnderlying causeInfectionMortalityDeathAIDSBaseline
1991
New Evidence on Intravenous Cocaine Use and the Risk of Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
Anthony J, Vlahov D, Nelson K, Conn S, Astemborski J, Solomon L. New Evidence on Intravenous Cocaine Use and the Risk of Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1991, 134: 1175-1189. PMID: 1746528, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBaltimoreBiasCausalityCocaineConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicFemaleHealth BehaviorHIV InfectionsHIV SeroprevalenceHIV-1HumansLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceProspective StudiesSexual BehaviorSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsIntravenous drug usersDrug treatment programsCocaine injectorsDrug usersHIV seroprevalenceHIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionTreatment programActive intravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Virus type 1 infectionImmunodeficiency virus type 1Preliminary prospective dataIntravenous cocaine useType 1 infectionReceptive anal intercourseMultiple logistic regressionRisk of infectionVirus type 1HIV seroconversionPresent studyExcess riskProspective dataIntravenous usePresent study sample