1991
The relation between hypochondriasis and age
Barsky A, Frank C, Cleary P, Wyshak G, Klerman G. The relation between hypochondriasis and age. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1991, 148: 923-928. PMID: 2053634, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.148.7.923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypochondriacal patientsMedical morbidityMedical recordsSelf-report questionnairesAggregate medical morbidityComparison groupGeneral medical clinicPatients' medical recordsYears of ageConsecutive patientsPossible confounding influenceStudy groupMedical statusAxis IPsychiatric disordersCutoff levelPatientsOverall healthMedical clinicsHypochondriacal groupGlobal assessmentHypochondriacal attitudesHypochondriasisResearch batteryMorbidity
1988
Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of HIV antibody-positive blood donors.
Cleary P, Singer E, Rogers T, Avorn J, Van Devanter N, Soumerai S, Perry S, Pindyck J. Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of HIV antibody-positive blood donors. American Journal Of Public Health 1988, 78: 953-7. PMID: 3389433, PMCID: PMC1349859, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.78.8.953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusRisk factorsBlood donorsMajor risk factorRisk of infectionWestern blot testSeropositive donorsImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunodeficiency virusStudy populationEtiologic agentBlot testStudy participantsLack of awarenessBehavioral characteristicsSupport programsDonorsSubjectsParticipantsHigh levelsSyndromeInfectionAntibodiesWomen