2002
Regional variation in CCR5-Δ32 gene distribution among women from the US HIV Epidemiology Research Study (HERS)
Downer M, Hodge T, Smith D, Qari S, Schuman P, Mayer K, Klein R, Vlahov D, Gardner L, McNicholl J. Regional variation in CCR5-Δ32 gene distribution among women from the US HIV Epidemiology Research Study (HERS). Genes & Immunity 2002, 3: 295-298. PMID: 12140749, DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6363884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV Epidemiology Research StudyRace/ethnicityHIV-1HIV Epidemiologic Research StudyAfrican AmericansCCR5-Δ32 genotypeHIV-1 transmissionEpidemiologic research studiesHost genetic factorsHispanic/LatinaBlack/African AmericanUninfected womenAA womenUS womenCCR5-Δ32US populationWhite womenFrequency of heterozygotesWomenGenetic factorsDistributions of heterozygotesRegional variationResearch studies
2001
Cancer incidence in women with or at risk for HIV
Phelps R, Smith D, Heilig C, Gardner L, Carpenter C, Klein R, Jamieson D, Vlahov D, Schuman P, Holmberg S, Group S. Cancer incidence in women with or at risk for HIV. International Journal Of Cancer 2001, 94: 753-757. PMID: 11745473, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.1528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive cervical cancerLung cancerHigh-risk human immunodeficiency virusRace-matched womenCurrent antiretroviral therapyHistory of smokingMonths of diagnosisInjection drug useHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV Epidemiology Research StudyCare of womenRates of cancerCancer incidence dataInterval diagnosisUninfected womenAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionStudy closureCervical cancerImmunodeficiency virusYoung smokersHodgkin's lymphomaMedical recordsCancer incidenceKaposi's sarcomaLongitudinal Study of Condom Use Patterns Among Women With or at Risk for HIV
Moore J, Hamburger M, Vlahov D, Schoenbaum E, Schuman P, Mayer K. Longitudinal Study of Condom Use Patterns Among Women With or at Risk for HIV. AIDS And Behavior 2001, 5: 263-273. DOI: 10.1023/a:1011344727416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUninfected womenCondom use patternsConsistent condom useCondom useInfected partnerInfected womenSafe sex counselingUninfected male partnersInconsistent condom useLongitudinal studyGreater condom useHIV infectionActive HIVHIV serostatusUnknown serostatusPartner serostatusUninfected partnersStudy visitActive womenHIVSerostatusMale partnersWomenComparison groupVisits
1998
Violence Among Women with or at Risk for HIV Infection
Vlahov D, Wientge D, Moore J, Flynn C, Schuman P, Schoenbaum E, Zierler S, Rompalo A, Sobel J, Klein R, Carpenter C, Mayer K, Smith D, Warren D, Duerr A, Peterson B, Holmberg S, Miotti P, McKinley S. Violence Among Women with or at Risk for HIV Infection. AIDS And Behavior 1998, 2: 53-60. DOI: 10.1023/a:1022359307814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow CD4 cell countsCD4 cell countHIV-seronegative womenHIV-seropositiveHIV infectionHigh riskSex partnersCell countInjection drug useEffects of HIVLongitudinal cohort studyMultiple sex partnersHigh-risk sexCross-sectional surveySteady sex partnerPhysical abuseUninfected womenCohort studyHIV preventionAppropriate counseling servicesTreatment servicesDrug useHIVUse of marijuanaSexual abuse
1997
Design and Baseline Participant Characteristics of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemiology Research (HER) Study: A Prospective Cohort Study of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in US Women
Smith D, Warren D, Vlahov D, Schuman P, Stein M, Greenberg B, Holmberg S, Group F. Design and Baseline Participant Characteristics of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemiology Research (HER) Study: A Prospective Cohort Study of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in US Women. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1997, 146: 459-469. PMID: 9290506, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS womenHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPublic Health Service agenciesImmunodeficiency virus infectionProspective cohort studyInjection drug useHIV-infected womenBaseline participant characteristicsInpatient medical recordsHealth service agenciesSexual risk behaviorsUninfected womenHIV cohortCohort studyInfected womenHIV infectionPhysical examinationMedical recordsHIV epidemicLongitudinal cohortVirus infectionCare settingsHigh riskDrug useRisk behaviorsNutritional status and its behavioral and clinical correlates in the hers cohort of HIV-infected and at-risk uninfected women
Smith D, Hanson D, Graham N, Flynn M, Greenberg B, Ding A, Vlahov D. Nutritional status and its behavioral and clinical correlates in the hers cohort of HIV-infected and at-risk uninfected women. Nutrition 1997, 13: 270. DOI: 10.1016/s0899-9007(97)82630-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research