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HIV Infection Is Associated with an Increased Risk for Lung Cancer, Independent of Smoking by Kirk, Gregory D., Merlo, Christian, O'Driscoll, Peter, Mehta, Shruti H., Galai, Noya, Vlahov, David, Samet, Jonathan, Engels, Eric A.

“…Background. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected persons have an elevated risk for lung cancer, but whether the increase reflects solely their heavy…”
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Alcohol Use and Associated Sexual and Substance Use Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Moscow, Russia by Wirtz, A. L., Zelaya, C. E., Latkin, C., Stall, R., Peryshkina, A., Galai, N., Mogilniy, V., Dzhigun, P., Kostetskaya, I., Beyrer, C.

“…Alcohol use is a public health problem in the Russian Federation. This study explored relationships between alcohol use and behavioral risks for HIV…”
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The HIV care continuum among men who have sex with men in Moscow, Russia: a cross-sectional study of infection awareness and engagement in care by Wirtz, A L, Zelaya, C E, Latkin, C, Peryshkina, A, Galai, N, Mogilniy, V, Dzhigun, P, Kostetskaya, I, Mehta, S H, Beyrer, C

“…Early diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection is critical to improving clinical outcomes for HIV-infected individuals. We sought to characterise the HIV care…”
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Is thyroid autoimmunity associated with pregnancy loss? by Plowden, T, Schisterman, E, Zarek, S, Silver, R.M, Galai, N, DeCherney, A, Mumford, S.L

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Association between subclinical hypothyroidism and pregnancy loss by Plowden, T, Schisterman, E, Zarek, S, Silver, R.M, Galai, N, DeCherney, A, Mumford, S.L

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Social and structural risks for HIV among migrant and immigrant men who have sex with men in Moscow, Russia: Implications for prevention by Wirtz, A.L., Zelaya, C.E., Peryshkina, A., Latkin, C., Mogilnyi, V., Galai, N., Dyakonov, K., Beyrer, C.

“…Moscow has a large population of immigrants and migrants from across the Former Soviet Union. Little is studied about men who have sex with men (MSM) within…”
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Longitudinal Patterns of Drug Injection Behavior in the ALIVE Study Cohort,1988–2000: Description and Determinants by Galai, N., Safaeian, M., Vlahov, D., Bolotin, A., Celentano, D. D.

“…The objective of this study was to characterize longitudinal patterns of drug injection behavior for individuals and to identify their early determinants…”
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Association of anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) and live birth: results from the effects of aspirin on gestation and reproduction (eager) trial by Schisterman, E.F, Zarek, S.M, Mitchell, E.M, Galai, N, Townsend, J.M, Mumford, S.L

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Association between leptin and adverse pregnancy outcomes by Plowden, T, Zarek, S, Schisterman, E, Sjaarda, L, Silver, R.M, Galai, N, DeCherney, A, Mumford, S.L

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Preconception low dose aspirin treatment improves clinical pregnancy and live birth in women with higher systemic inflammation by Sjaarda, L, Mitchell, E, Mumford, S.L, Radin, R, Perkins, N.J, Galai, N, Silver, R.M, Schisterman, E

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Association between leptin and pregnancy loss by Plowden, T, Zarek, S, Schisterman, E, Sjaarda, L, Silver, R.M, Galai, N, DeCherney, A, Mumford, S.L

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Randomized clinical trial of preconception low dose aspirin use and time-to-pregnancy: the eager trial by Schisterman, E.F, Silver, R.M, Mumford, S.L, Galai, N, Wactawski-Wende, J, Stanford, J.B

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Anal human papillomavirus and HIV: A cross-sectional study among men who have sex with men in Moscow, Russia, 2012-2013 by Wirtz, A L, Zelaya, C E, Peryshkina, A, McGowan, I, Cranston, R D, Latkin, C, Galai, N, Mogilniy, V, Dzhigun, P, Kostetskaya, I, Beyrer, C

“…Anal human papillomavirus (HPV) is prevalent among men who have sex with men (MSM), but has not been studied in the Russian Federation. A cross-sectional…”
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Risk factors for methadone outside treatment programs: implications for HIV treatment among injection drug users by Vlahov, D., O'Driscoll, P., Mehta, S. H., Ompad, D. C., Gern, R., Galai, N., Kirk, G. D.

“…ABSTRACT Background  Diversion of methadone outside treatment programs occurs, yet reasons for use of ‘street methadone’ are characterized poorly…”
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Early immunologic and virologic responses to highly active antiretroviral therapy and subsequent disease progression among HIV-infected injection drug users by Mehta, S. H., Lucas, G., Astemborski, J., Kirk, G. D., Vlahov, D., Galai, N.

“…We examined the prevalence and prognostic value of early responses to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) among community-based injection drug users…”
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Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus among Patients Attending Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinics in Baltimore—An Analysis of 309 Sex Partnerships by Thomas, David L., Zenilman, Jonathan M., Alter, Harvey J., Shih, James W., Galai, Noya, Carella, Anthony V., Quinn, Thomas C.

“…The prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV), the behavioral and laboratory derived risk factors for anti-HCY, and the quantity and homology of…”
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Evaluating survival model performance: a graphical approach by Mandel, M., Galai, N., Simchen, E.

“…In the last decade, many statistics have been suggested to evaluate the performance of survival models. These statistics evaluate the overall performance of a…”
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Preconception Low-Dose Aspirin and Pregnancy Outcomes: Results From the EAGeR Randomized Trial by Schisterman, E.F, Silver, R.M, Lesher, L.L, Faraggi, D, Wactawski-Wende, J, Townsend, J.M, Lynch, A.M, Perkins, N.J, Mumford, S.L, Galai, N

“…(Lancet. 2014;384(9937):29–36)…”
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Increased risk of bloodstream and urinary infections in intensive care unit (ICU) patients compared with patients fitting ICU admission criteria treated in regular wards by Mnatzaganian, G., Galai, N., Sprung, C.L., Zitser-Gurevich, Y., Mandel, M., Ben-Hur, D., Gurman, G., Klein, M., Lev, A., Levi, L., Bar-Lavi, Y., Zveibil, F., Simchen, E.

“…Critically ill patients, eligible for admission into intensive care units (ICUs), are often hospitalized in other wards due to a lack of ICU beds. Differences…”
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Impact of pooling on accuracy of hepatitis B virus surface antigen screening of blood donations by Novack, L., Sarov, B., Goldman-Levi, R., Yahalom, V., Safi, J., Soliman, H., Orgel, M., Yaari, A., Galai, N., Pliskin, J.S., Shinar, E.

“…Expenditure on screening blood donations in developing countries can be reduced by testing donations in pools. This study evaluated serological screening in…”
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