2012
The dynamics of sexual contact networks: Effects on disease spread and control
Robinson K, Cohen T, Colijn C. The dynamics of sexual contact networks: Effects on disease spread and control. Theoretical Population Biology 2012, 81: 89-96. PMID: 22248701, PMCID: PMC3328800, DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2011.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of infectiousnessHigh-activity individualsBehavioral interventionsBehavioral risk factorsControl of STDsHigh-risk individualsDifferent risk groupsWidespread screening programsHigh-risk subpopulationsPopulation-wide interventionsSexual network structureIndividual-level riskRisk factorsRisk groupsScreening programRisk subpopulationsGreater relative decreaseDynamics of transmissionSexual contactSexual partnershipsBiomedical interventionsInfectiousnessLonger durationComparable benefitsIntervention
2011
Diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in countries with high tuberculosis burdens: individual risks and social determinants
Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Jeon CY, Cohen T, Murray MB. Diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in countries with high tuberculosis burdens: individual risks and social determinants. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2011, 40: 417-428. PMID: 21252210, PMCID: PMC3621385, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes prevalenceTB prevalenceSocial determinantsHigh TB burdenBody mass indexHigh tuberculosis burdenType 2 diabetesIndividual-level risk factorsWorld Health SurveyTB burdenDiabetes mellitusPrevalent tuberculosisTuberculosis burdenMass indexIndividual-level riskBody of evidenceRisk factorsHealth SurveyDiabetesTuberculosisPrevalenceLow-income countriesHealth policyIndividual riskPopulation health