2005
Beyond Urban Penalty and Urban Sprawl: Back to Living Conditions as the Focus of Urban Health
Freudenberg N, Galea S, Vlahov D. Beyond Urban Penalty and Urban Sprawl: Back to Living Conditions as the Focus of Urban Health. Journal Of Community Health 2005, 30: 1-11. PMID: 15751595, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-004-6091-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban sprawlUrban healthHealth-related characteristicsUrban populationPublic health activitiesPublic health practiceLiving conditionsImpact of citiesUrban living conditionsUrban health penaltyHealth practicesHealth activitiesAdverse healthHealth of peopleUrban growthUrban livingHealth penaltyOutlying areasUrban penaltySprawlHealthCityInterventionSocial environmentPoor people
2002
Social determinants and the health of drug users: socioeconomic status, homelessness, and incarceration.
Galea S, Vlahov D. Social determinants and the health of drug users: socioeconomic status, homelessness, and incarceration. Public Health Reports 2002, 117 Suppl 1: s135-45. PMID: 12435837, PMCID: PMC1913691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug usersHealth consequencesSocioeconomic statusAdverse health consequencesPublic health interventionsIllicit drug useLow socioeconomic statusDrug use behaviorsDrug useHealth interventionsIndividual drug use behaviorRisk behaviorsSocial determinantsSocial factorsHealthStatusHigh levelsMedicationsFactors
1994
Profile of HIV seropositive inmates diagnosed in Maryland's state correctional system.
Kendig N, Stough T, Austin P, Kummer L, Swetz A, Vlahov D. Profile of HIV seropositive inmates diagnosed in Maryland's state correctional system. Public Health Reports 1994, 109: 756-60. PMID: 7800784, PMCID: PMC1403577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionInfected inmatesHigher CD4 cell countsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHIV-seropositive inmatesCD4 cell countImmunodeficiency virus infectionAnti-retroviral therapyVoluntary HIV testingPrimary care providersClinical case managementPublic health interventionsState correctional systemCorrectional settingsImmediate medical treatmentClinical profileHIV testingInitial diagnosisVirus infectionCare providersMedical treatmentCell countHealth interventionsCase managementInfection