2017
Innovative Program Delivery and Determinants of Frequent Visitation to a Mobile Medical Clinic in an Urban Setting
Gibson BA, Morano JP, Walton MR, Marcus R, Zelenev A, Bruce RD, Altice FL. Innovative Program Delivery and Determinants of Frequent Visitation to a Mobile Medical Clinic in an Urban Setting. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2017, 28: 643-662. PMID: 28529215, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2017.0065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMobile medical clinicMedical clinicsInjection drug useVulnerable populationsHealth careHealth insurance coveragePatient characteristicsContinuous health careAcute careAffordable Care ActDrug useNegative binomial regressionInsurance coverageCare ActCareCertain populationsUtilization patternsBinomial regressionClinicVisitsProgram deliveryUnique clientsNew HavenPopulationSpecific indicators
2014
Latent tuberculosis infection screening in foreign-born populations: a successful mobile clinic outreach model.
Morano JP, Zelenev A, Walton MR, Bruce RD, Altice FL. Latent tuberculosis infection screening in foreign-born populations: a successful mobile clinic outreach model. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 104: 1508-15. PMID: 24922157, PMCID: PMC4103248, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.301897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent tuberculosis infectionTuberculin skin testTuberculosis infectionActive tuberculosisLTBI prevalenceSkin testRisk factorsScreening programHeroin useEligibility criteriaUnstable housingUninsured populationMedical surveyHealth insuranceMarijuana useOutreach modelInfectionRelevant correlatesInterpersonal violenceForeign-born populationNew HavenUrban settingsPopulationTuberculosisPrevalence
2009
A Prospective Controlled Trial of Routine Opt-Out HIV Testing in a Men's Jail
Kavasery R, Maru DS, Sylla LN, Smith D, Altice FL. A Prospective Controlled Trial of Routine Opt-Out HIV Testing in a Men's Jail. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e8056. PMID: 19946371, PMCID: PMC2777336, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRoutine optHIV testingProspective Controlled TrialTesting groupMen's jailProportion of menPreliminary positive resultsPrimary outcomeControlled TrialsJail detaineesMultivariate analysisDisease controlHIVLower likelihoodWeek periodHigh ratePositive resultsTrialsGroupMale inmatesNew HavenOptimal timeJailEarly releaseTesting
2006
Trust and other Characteristics Associated with Health Care Utilization by Injection Drug Users
Ostertag S, Wright B, Broadhead R, Altice F. Trust and other Characteristics Associated with Health Care Utilization by Injection Drug Users. Journal Of Drug Issues 2006, 36: 953-974. DOI: 10.1177/002204260603600409.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Syringe source, use, and discard among injection-drug users in New Haven, Connecticut.
Khoshnood K, Blankenship KM, Pollack HA, Roan CT, Altice FL. Syringe source, use, and discard among injection-drug users in New Haven, Connecticut. AIDS & Public Policy Journal 2000, 15: 88-94. PMID: 12189714.Peer-Reviewed Original Research