2016
Factors associated with interest in receiving prison-based methadone maintenance therapy in Malaysia
Mukherjee TI, Wickersham JA, Desai MM, Pillai V, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Factors associated with interest in receiving prison-based methadone maintenance therapy in Malaysia. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 164: 120-127. PMID: 27207155, PMCID: PMC5592792, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.04.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance therapyMaintenance therapyOpioid dependenceDaily heroin useOpioid use disorderLogistic regression analysisMMT initiationDrug use consequencesIndependent correlatesModifiable factorsHIV preventionHeroin useUse disordersParticipant characteristicsMental healthConvenience sampleHIVRegression analysisTherapyStructured questionnaireIncarcerated menMale prisonersUse consequencesLarge proportionPrison population
2010
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Chronic Liver Disease Patients
Ferrucci LM, Bell BP, Dhotre KB, Manos MM, Terrault NA, Zaman A, Murphy RC, VanNess GR, Thomas AR, Bialek SR, Desai MM, Sofair AN. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Chronic Liver Disease Patients. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2010, 44: e40-e45. PMID: 19779363, PMCID: PMC3730290, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e3181b766ed.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic liver disease patientsLiver disease patientsAlternative medicine useCAM useCAM therapiesDisease patientsMedicine useConventional treatmentPopulation-based surveillance studyLogistic regression analysisPopulation-based sampleCLD etiologyClinical characteristicsCurrent usePrior hospitalizationIndependent correlatesMedical recordsClinical informationSurveillance studyPatientsTherapyDietary supplementsPotential predictorsHealth concernHerbal medicine
2009
From Here to JUPITER
Spatz ES, Canavan ME, Desai MM. From Here to JUPITER. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2009, 2: 41-48. PMID: 20031811, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.108.832592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinCardiovascular DiseasesEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHealth SurveysHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsInflammation MediatorsLipoproteins, LDLMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysPatient SelectionPractice Guidelines as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsConceptsHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinLow-density lipoproteinStatin therapyC-reactive proteinElevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levelsHigh-sensitivity C-reactive protein levelsElevated low-density lipoprotein levelsGoal low-density lipoproteinIntervention Trial Evaluating RosuvastatinC-reactive protein levelsOlder personsLow-density lipoprotein levelsUse of statinsNutrition Examination SurveyCardiovascular riskMetabolic syndromeLipoprotein levelsPrimary preventionExamination SurveyTreatment recommendationsNational HealthElderly adultsTherapyStatinsOlder adults