2001
Access to medical care and service utilization among injection drug users with HIV/AIDS
Knowlton A, Hoover D, Chung S, Celentano D, Vlahov D, Latkin C. Access to medical care and service utilization among injection drug users with HIV/AIDS. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2001, 64: 55-62. PMID: 11470341, DOI: 10.1016/s0376-8716(00)00228-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase managementService utilizationDrug treatmentCurrent drug injectorsOutpatient service usePhysical functioning limitationsEmergency room useInjection drug usersCurrent drug useDaily alcohol useHIV/AIDSSubstance abuse treatmentHIV careAIDS diagnosisOutpatient careFunctioning limitationsDrug injectorsOutpatient servicesService useDrug usersDrug useMedical careAbuse treatmentHospital servicesAlcohol use
1999
Relationship between HIV‐1 viral load and continued drug use in untreated infected injection drug users
CARRIERI M, TAMALET C, VLAHOV D, YAHI N, CHESNEY M, MOATTI J. Relationship between HIV‐1 viral load and continued drug use in untreated infected injection drug users. Addiction Biology 1999, 4: 197-202. PMID: 20575786, DOI: 10.1080/13556219971704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecent heroin injectionViral loadDrug useHeroin injectionHIV-1 plasma viral loadInfected injection drug usersHIV-1 viral loadHIV viral loadPlasma viral loadDevelopment of AIDSContinued drug useInjection drug usersLong-term progressionSelf-administered questionnaireAntiretroviral treatmentClinical stageClinical examinationMedical recordsOutpatient carePatientsDrug usersSerological assaysHospital departmentsLaboratory informationRisk practices