2020
Novel microsimulation model of tobacco use behaviours and outcomes: calibration and validation in a US population
Reddy KP, Bulteel AJB, Levy DE, Torola P, Hyle EP, Hou T, Osher B, Yu L, Shebl FM, Paltiel AD, Freedberg KA, Weinstein MC, Rigotti NA, Walensky RP. Novel microsimulation model of tobacco use behaviours and outcomes: calibration and validation in a US population. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e032579. PMID: 32404384, PMCID: PMC7228509, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health Interview SurveyCessation ratesQuit attemptsTobacco useMortality riskSmoking relapseSurveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) modelsNational Death IndexHealth Interview SurveyCigarette smoking behaviorNicotine product useExternal validationCumulative mortality curvesTobacco control policiesTobacco use behaviorsCurrent smokersDeath IndexSmoking prevalenceSustained abstinenceUS womenRelapseSmoking behaviorWomen/menUS populationNatural history
2014
HIV Cure Strategies: How Good Must They Be to Improve on Current Antiretroviral Therapy?
Sax PE, Sypek A, Berkowitz BK, Morris BL, Losina E, Paltiel AD, Kelly KA, Seage GR, Walensky RP, Weinstein MC, Eron J, Freedberg KA. HIV Cure Strategies: How Good Must They Be to Improve on Current Antiretroviral Therapy? PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e113031. PMID: 25397616, PMCID: PMC4232561, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113031.Peer-Reviewed Original Research