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Health impact assessment in Latin American countries: Current practice and prospects by Pereira, Carlos A.R., Périssé, André R.S., Knoblauch, Astrid M., Utzinger, Jürg, Hacon, Sandra de Souza, Winkler, Mirko S.

“…With the objective to avoid and mitigate potential adverse health impacts of projects, programmes and policies, health impact assessment (HIA) offers an…”
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Outcomes among HIV-1 infected individuals first starting antiretroviral therapy with concurrent active TB or other AIDS-defining disease by Périssé, André R S, Smeaton, Laura, Chen, Yun, La Rosa, Alberto, Walawander, Ann, Nair, Apsara, Grinsztejn, Beatriz, Santos, Breno, Kanyama, Cecilia, Hakim, James, Nyirenda, Mulinda, Kumarasamy, Nagalingeswaran, Lalloo, Umesh G, Flanigan, Timothy, Campbell, Thomas B, Hughes, Michael D

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is common among HIV-infected individuals in many resource-limited countries and has been associated with poor survival. We evaluated…”
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Egocentric network data provide additional information for characterizing an individual's HIV risk profile by PERISSE, André R. S, LANGENBERG, Patricia, HUNGERFORD, Laura, BOULAY, Marc, CHARURAT, Man, SCHECHTER, Mauro, BLATTNER, William

“…We investigated the hypothesis that partner-specific characteristics are important to improve an individual's risk characterization. It has been shown that the…”
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Usefulness of clinical algorithm as screening process to detected malaria in low-to-moderate transmission areas of scarce health related resources by Périssé, André R.S., Strickland, G. Thomas

“…Introduction: In areas of low-to-moderate risk of malaria transmission, the World Health Organization recommends parasitic confirmation before treatment. Such…”
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Support for Emergency Department Screening for Intimate Partner Violence Depends on Perceived Risk by Witting, Michael D., Furuno, Jon P., Hirshon, Jon Mark, Krugman, Scott D., Périssé, André R. S., Limcangco, Rhona

“…Emergency department (ED) screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) faces logistic difficulties and has uncertain efficacy. We surveyed 146 ED visitors and…”
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Willingness to Participate in HIV Vaccine Trials Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Périssé, André R.S., Schechter, Mauro, Moreira, Ronaldo I., do Lago, Regina F., Santoro-Lopes, Guilherme, Harrison, Lee H.

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Perceptions of Help Resources for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence by Krugman, Scott D., Witting, Michael D., Furuno, Jon P., Hirshon, Jon Mark, Limcangco, Rhona, Périssé, André R. S., Rasch, Elizabeth K.

“…Intimate partner violence (IPV) constitutes a major public health problem in the United States. This cross-sectional survey of 108 emergency department (ED)…”
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Severity-of-illness markers as predictors of nosocomial infection in adult intensive care unit patients by McCusker, Margaret E., Périssé, André R.S., Roghmann, Mary-Claire

“…Background: Patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) are at high risk for acquiring nosocomial infections. We examined the association between markers…”
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Association Between Male Circumcision and Prevalent HIV Infections in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Périssé, André R S, Schechter, Mauro, Blattner, William

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Willingness to Participate in HIV Vaccine Trials Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Périssé, André R.S, Schechter, Mauro, Moreira, Ronaldo I, do Lago, Regina F, Santoro-Lopes, Guilherme, Harrison, Lee H

“…Evaluation of HIV vaccines requires high-risk individuals willing to participate in a vaccine trial. We investigated the willingness to participate in HIV…”
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