2002
#44 Changing racial/ethnic disparities in homicide mortality in nyc 1990–98 The role of drugs
Galea S, Tardiff K, Ahern J, Leon A, Vlahov D. #44 Changing racial/ethnic disparities in homicide mortality in nyc 1990–98 The role of drugs. Annals Of Epidemiology 2002, 12: 505-506. DOI: 10.1016/s1047-2797(02)00332-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive toxicologyHomicide decedentsAfrican AmericansEthnic disparitiesProportion of decedentsRole of drugsMedical examiner recordsNew York CityHispanic decedentsPositive cocaineHomicide mortalityAnnual ageMortality rateEthnic groupsStandardized ratesDecedentsNYC OfficeMortalityHomicide deathsHomicide mortality ratesSignificant decreaseAlcohol toxicologyOverall homicide ratesDrugsHispanics
1994
Temporal Association Between Implementation of Universal Precautions and a Sustained, Progressive Decrease in Percutaneous Exposures to Blood
Beekmann S, Vlahov D, Koziol D, McShalley E, Schmitt J, Henderson D. Temporal Association Between Implementation of Universal Precautions and a Sustained, Progressive Decrease in Percutaneous Exposures to Blood. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1994, 18: 562-569. PMID: 8038311, DOI: 10.1093/clinids/18.4.562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUniversal precautionsParenteral injuriesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionTemporal associationParenteral exposurePostexposure chemoprophylaxisPercutaneous injuriesPercutaneous exposureOccupational infectionClinical centersOccupational exposureVirus infectionInjurySignificant decreaseNational InstituteProgressive decreaseInfectionBloodExposureRapid reportingPrecautionsAssociationChemoprophylaxisZidovudine