2021
Leveraging HIV Care Infrastructures for Integrated Chronic Disease and Pandemic Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Brault MA, Vermund SH, Aliyu MH, Omer SB, Clark D, Spiegelman D. Leveraging HIV Care Infrastructures for Integrated Chronic Disease and Pandemic Management in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 10751. PMID: 34682492, PMCID: PMC8535610, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182010751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesNon-communicable disease careInfectious diseasesHIV care infrastructureTropical infectious diseasesHIV/AIDS epidemicIntegrated service delivery modelCOVID-19Future pandemic threatsLow-cost interventionMinistry of HealthDisease careChronic diseasesCardiovascular diseaseSuch careIntegrated careAIDS ReliefHealth systemSub-Saharan AfricaDiseaseService delivery modelsPandemic threatAIDS epidemicCare infrastructureHealthcare model
2012
Cohort studies around the world: Methodologies, research questions and integration to address the emerging global epidemic of chronic diseases
Nair H, Shu XO, Volmink J, Romieu I, Spiegelman D. Cohort studies around the world: Methodologies, research questions and integration to address the emerging global epidemic of chronic diseases. Public Health 2012, 126: 202-205. PMID: 22325615, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic diseasesCohort studyChronic non-communicable diseasesNon-communicable chronic diseasesDual disease burdenCommunicable infectious diseasesNon-communicable diseasesMultiple cohort studiesResource-constrained settingsDisease burdenRisk factorsLifestyle changesGlobal epidemicInfectious diseasesDiseaseDisease distributionEpidemicBurdenPopulationSettingDramatic increase