2013
Opioid Receptor Polymorphism A118G Associated with Clinical Severity in a Drug Overdose Population
Manini A, Jacobs M, Vlahov D, Hurd Y. Opioid Receptor Polymorphism A118G Associated with Clinical Severity in a Drug Overdose Population. Journal Of Medical Toxicology 2013, 9: 148-154. PMID: 23318993, PMCID: PMC3648633, DOI: 10.1007/s13181-012-0286-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SubstitutionBenzodiazepinesCohort StudiesDrug OverdoseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHeart ArrestHumansMaleNarcoticsPilot ProjectsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProspective StudiesReceptors, Opioid, muRespiratory InsufficiencySeverity of Illness IndexSympathomimeticsUnited StatesConceptsAcute drug overdoseG variant alleleClinical severityVariant allelesEmergency departmentDrug overdoseSingle nucleotide polymorphismsConsecutive adult ED patientsHuman mu-opioid receptor geneReceptor single nucleotide polymorphismsWorse clinical severityAdult ED patientsObservational cohort studyUrban teaching hospitalMu-opioid receptor geneAbove single nucleotide polymorphismsCohort studyED patientsRespiratory arrestCardiac arrestClinical variablesAcute drugSevere outcomesTeaching hospitalBlood samples
2004
Mental health status among ethnic albanians seeking medical care in an emergency department two years after the war in Kosovo A pilot project
Fernandez W, Galea S, Ahern J, Sisco S, Waldman R, Koci B, Vlahov D. Mental health status among ethnic albanians seeking medical care in an emergency department two years after the war in Kosovo A pilot project. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2004, 43: e1-e8. PMID: 14747823, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2003.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental component summary scoresComponent summary scoresMental health statusED patientsShort Form-36 mental component summary scoreSummary scoresLower mental component summary scoresHealth statusMedical careSeparate multivariable linear regression modelsShort Form-36Multivariable linear regression modelsPatients 2 yearsFourth Edition criteriaTraumatic eventsPublic health interventionsMental health problemsPosttraumatic stress disorderHarvard Trauma QuestionnairePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsSpecific vulnerable populationsForm-36Emergency departmentPsychosocial burdenFemale sex
1991
Diagnosis and differentiation of HTLV-I and HTLV-II infection by enzyme immunoassays using synthetic peptides.
Viscidi R, Hill P, Li S, Cerny E, Vlahov D, Farzadegan H, Halsey N, Kelen G, Quinn T. Diagnosis and differentiation of HTLV-I and HTLV-II infection by enzyme immunoassays using synthetic peptides. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1991, 4: 1190-8. PMID: 1941526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme immunoassayHTLV-IIAntibody reactivityPeptide enzyme immunoassayHTLV-II infectionEpidemiology of HTLVDifferentiation of HTLVMicrotiter plate enzyme immunoassaysPattern of reactivitySeronegative controlsEmergency departmentEnv peptidesPositive seraViral infectionNeurological diseasesHTLVSynthetic peptidesInfectionDrug abuseMajor envelope proteinEnvEnvelope proteinPatientsSerumAntibodies