Background: The high burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease and the increasing rate of new HIV infections among some populations and jurisdictions could reflect failed prevention strategies. Despite progress in controlling the epidem...
Public health, Health services administration, Epidemiology
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ABSTRACTCHARLES N. DAVIS JR. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in U.S. Veterans: Comorbidity, Ocular Pathology, and Cost of Care (Under the direction of DR. WILLIAM BRANDON)Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mor...
Background: In the U.S., the number of individuals living with HIV aged 50 years and older has been consistently increasing. Using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention epidemiological data, researchers estimated that in 2015, more than half ...
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa, representing only 12% of the world population is home to nearly 23 million people, approximately 70% of all HIV positives worldwide. HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kenya is characterized by high-risk sexual behavior (HRSB) su...
ABSTRACTSHWETA SHAH. Survival, healthcare utilization and costs associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among SEER-Medicare beneficiaries with non-small cell lung cancer. (Under the direction of DR. CHRISTOPHER M. BLANCHETTE)Lung can...
While hypertension is largely preventable, its rates have been increasing in young adults. Hypertension is associated with substantial costs to the US health care system and therefore a public health burden. In recent times, there has been a shift...
