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Behavior changes after notification of HIV infection by Cleary, P D, Van Devanter, N, Rogers, T F, Singer, E, Shipton-Levy, R, Steilen, M, Stuart, A, Avorn, J, Pindyck, J

“…To learn more about how people who did not volunteer for testing react to information about HIV infection, we assessed short-term behavior changes in…”
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Developing and Conducting a Dissertation Study Through the Community-Based Participatory Research Approach by Nadimpalli, Sarah B., Van Devanter, Nancy, Kavathe, Rucha, Islam, Nadia

“…The community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach can be an innovative and effective way to address health disparities. Doctoral students in the…”
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Risk Factors for Postcoital Bleeding among Women with or at Risk for Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Padian, Nancy S., Abrams, Judith, Skurnick, Joan H., Van Devanter, Nancy L., O'Brien, Thomas R.

“…Risk factors for postcoital bleeding were examined in 475 women who were enrolled in a study of heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus…”
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Depressive symptoms in blood donors notified of HIV infection by Cleary, P D, Van Devanter, N, Rogers, T F, Singer, E, Shipton-Levy, R, Steilen, M, Stuart, A, Avorn, J, Pindyck, J

“…Understanding more about the psychological state of persons notified of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is critical for designing notification and…”
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Prevention of sexually transmitted diseases: the need for social and behavioral science expertise in public health departments by Van Devanter, N

“…An editorial discusses the need for social and behavioral science expertise in public health departments. Possible prevention of sexually transmitted diseases…”
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Recent data are needed to support public health training and workforce initiatives by Gerzoff, R B

“…Comments on Van Devanter's paper (1999; 89:815-18). Discussions of personnel and training shortages often give the impression that recent data on the size and…”
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The Association Between Discrimination and the Health of Sikh Asian Indians by Nadimpalli, Sarah B., Cleland, Charles M., Hutchinson, M. Katherine, Islam, Nadia, Barnes, Lisa L., Van Devanter, Nancy

“…Objective: We investigated the relationships between self-reported discrimination (SRD) and mental and physical health (self-reported physical health…”
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Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of HIV antibody-positive blood donors by Cleary, P D, Singer, E, Rogers, T F, Avorn, J, Van Devanter, N, Soumerai, S, Perry, S, Pindyck, J

“…This paper describes the sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of 173 blood donors who were confirmed by Western blot tests to have antibodies to…”
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Trends in sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of HIV antibody-positive blood donors by Cleary, P D, Van Devanter, N, Rogers, T F, Singer, E, Avorn, J, Pindyck, J

“…This paper describes the sociodemographic characteristics of people who donated blood to the New York Blood Center between April 1985 and February 1988 and…”
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Effect of an STD/HIV Behavioral Intervention on Women's Use of the Female Condom by Van Devanter, Nancy, Gonzales, Virginia, Merzel, Cheryl, Parikh, Nina S, Celantano, David, Greenberg, Judith

“…This study assessed the effectiveness of a sexually transmitted disease (STD)/HIV behavior change intervention in increasing women's use of the female condom…”
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The cost of HIV medication adherence support interventions: Results of a cross-site evaluation by Schackman, B. R., Finkelstein, R., Neukermans, C. P., Lewis, L., Eldred, L., CENTER FOR ADHERENCE SUPPORT AND EVALUATION (CASE) TEAM

“…The objective of this study was to determine the direct cost of HIV adherence support programmes participating in a cross-site evaluation in the US. Data on…”
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Relative resistance to HIV-1 infection of CD4 lymphocytes from persons who remain uninfected despite multiple high-risk sexual exposures by Paxton, William A, Martin, Scott R, Tse, Doris, O'Brien, Thomas R, Skurnick, Joan, VanDevanter, Nancy L, Padian, Nancy, Braun, James F, Kotler, Donald P, Wolinsky, Steven M, Koup, Richard A

“…Some individuals remain uninfected with human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) despite multiple high-risk sexual exposures. We studied a cohort of 25…”
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Modeling Intervention Efficacy for High-Risk Women: The WINGS Project by Greenberg, Judith, Hennessy, Michael, MacGowan, Robin, Celentano, David, Gonzales, Virginia, van Devanter, Nancy, Lifshay, Julie

“…This study evaluates the effectiveness of two strategies—communication and condom skills training—for increasing condomprotected sex in a sample of 510…”
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A randomized trial of an education and support program for HIV-infected individuals by Cleary, P D, Van Devanter, N, Steilen, M, Stuart, A, Shipton-Levy, R, McMullen, W, Rogers, T F, Singer, E, Avorn, J, Pindyck, J

“…To assess the effectiveness of an intervention for providing information and support to HIV-positive donors on changes in their sexual behavior, and to assess…”
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Reply by Padian, N. S., Abrams, J., Skurnick, J. H., Van Devanter, N. L., O'Brien, T. R.

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Safer sex strategies for women: the hierarchical model in methadone treatment clinics by Stein, Z, Saez, H, el-Sadr, W, Healton, C, Mannheimer, S, Messeri, P, Scimeca, M M, Van Devanter, N, Zimmerman, R, Betne, P

“…Women clients of a methadone maintenance treatment clinic were targeted for an intervention aimed to reduce unsafe sex. The hierarchical model was the basis of…”
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Comparison of Methods to Increase Repeat Testing in Persons Treated for Gonorrhea and/or Chlamydia at Public Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics by MALOTTE, C. KEVIN, LEDSKY, REBECCA, HOGBEN, MATTHEW, LARRO, MICHELLE, MIDDLESTADT, SUSAN, ST. LAWRENCE, JANET S., OLTHOFF, GLEN, SETTLAGE, ROBERT H., VAN DEVANTER, NANCY L.

“…Background: Retesting 3 to 4 months after treatment for those infected with chlamydia and/or gonorrhea has been recommended. Goal: We compared various methods…”
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Reproductive behavior in HIV-discordant heterosexual couples: implications for counseling by Van Devanter, N, Cleary, P D, Moore, J, Thacker, A S, O'Brien, T R

“…The development of effective behavioral interventions is critical to controlling the HIV epidemic. Although heterosexual transmission accounts for a growing…”
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Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in women infected with human immunodeficiency virus: prevalence, risk factors, and validity of Papanicolaou smears. New York Cervical Disease Study by Wright, Jr, T C, Ellerbrock, T V, Chiasson, M A, Van Devanter, N, Sun, X W

“…To define the prevalence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), the validity of Papanicolaou tests, and the associations between CIN and risk factors for…”
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Risk Factors for Susceptibility to Heterosexual Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Women by O'Farrell, Nigel, Padian, Nancy S., Abrams, Judith, Skurnick, Joan H., Van Devanter, Nancy L., O'Brien, Thomas R.

“…In their study on risk factors for postcoital bleeding in women with or at risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, Padian et al. conclude that…”
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