Published in BMC Infect Dis on March 23, 2010
Estimating the number of persons who inject drugs in the united states by meta-analysis to calculate national rates of HIV and hepatitis C virus infections. PLoS One (2014) 1.69
HIV-related risk behaviors among a sample of men who have sex with men in Puerto Rico: an overview of substance use and sexual practices. P R Health Sci J (2011) 1.08
Incidence and mortality rates of selected infection-related cancers in Puerto Rico and in the United States. Infect Agent Cancer (2010) 1.04
Sexual behaviors among adults in Puerto Rico: a population-based study. J Sex Med (2011) 0.95
Understanding differences in HIV/HCV prevalence according to differentiated risk behaviors in a sample of PWID in rural Puerto Rico. Harm Reduct J (2016) 0.91
Religion and HIV/AIDS stigma in Puerto Rico: a cultural challenge for training future physicians. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care (2014) 0.91
Testing the efficacy of an HIV stigma reduction intervention with medical students in Puerto Rico: the SPACES project. J Int AIDS Soc (2013) 0.90
Herpes simplex virus type 2 seropositivity and relationship status among U.S. adults age 20 to 49: a population-based analysis. BMC Infect Dis (2010) 0.83
The role of gender on HIV/AIDS stigma among medical students in Puerto Rico: implications for training and service delivery. P R Health Sci J (2012) 0.83
Sexual health and socioeconomic-related factors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Puerto Rico. Arch Sex Behav (2015) 0.81
Addressing Health Disparities among Men: Demographic, Behavioral and Clinical Characteristics of Men who have Sex with Men Living in Puerto Rico. Sex Res Social Policy (2013) 0.80
HIV and HCV coinfection: prevalence, associated factors and genotype characterization in the Midwest Region of Brazil. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo (2014) 0.78
Factors contributing to health disparities in liver transplantation in a Hispanic population. P R Health Sci J (2012) 0.77
Cross-sectional study of HPV-16 infection in a population-based subsample of Hispanic adults. BMJ Open (2014) 0.76
Chronic Hepatitis C: Treatment, Complications, and Long-term Outcomes in a Population of Latino Veterans. P R Health Sci J (2016) 0.75
[SOCIO STRUCTURAL FACTORS AND HIV/AIDS STIGMA: EXPERIENCES FROM PUERTO RICANS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS ACCESING HEALTH SERVICES.] Salud Soc (2012) 0.75
Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus among people living with HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review. BMC Infect Dis (2016) 0.75
Demographics, clinical characteristics, IFNL3- and IFNL4- polymorphisms in a cohort of hepatitis C patients from Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J (2014) 0.75
Late HIV Testing in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients in Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J (2015) 0.75
Sexual health knowledge and stigma in a community sample of HIV-positive gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Puerto Rico. J HIV AIDS Soc Serv (2016) 0.75
Social Determinants of HIV/HCV Co-Infection: A case Study from People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Puerto Rico. Addict Behav Rep (2017) 0.75
The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in the United States, 1999 through 2002. Ann Intern Med (2006) 18.63
Epidemiological synergy. Interrelationships between human immunodeficiency virus infection and other sexually transmitted diseases. Sex Transm Dis (1992) 10.85
Herpes simplex virus 2 infection increases HIV acquisition in men and women: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. AIDS (2006) 10.56
HIV prevalence estimates--United States, 2006. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep (2008) 7.76
Trends in herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 seroprevalence in the United States. JAMA (2006) 7.46
Age-specific prevalence of infection with herpes simplex virus types 2 and 1: a global review. J Infect Dis (2002) 5.09
Applying public health principles to the HIV epidemic. N Engl J Med (2005) 4.28
Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1976 through 1994. Am J Public Health (1999) 3.55
Surveillance for acute viral hepatitis - United States, 2007. MMWR Surveill Summ (2009) 2.69
Hepatocellular carcinoma: current trends in worldwide epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis and therapeutics. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol (2009) 2.33
Declining hepatitis A seroprevalence: a global review and analysis. Epidemiol Infect (2004) 2.20
HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases among correctional inmates: transmission, burden, and an appropriate response. Am J Public Health (2006) 2.20
Viral hepatitis and HIV coinfection. J Hepatol (2007) 2.12
Racial and ethnic differences in the seroprevalence of 6 infectious diseases in the United States: data from NHANES III, 1988-1994. Am J Public Health (2004) 1.91
Epidemiology of STD disparities in African American communities. Sex Transm Dis (2008) 1.80
Infections in the homeless. Lancet Infect Dis (2001) 1.68
Use of social networks to identify persons with undiagnosed HIV infection--seven U.S. cities, October 2003-September 2004. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep (2005) 1.66
Sample size and power calculations with correlated binary data. Control Clin Trials (2001) 1.59
The tattooing paradox: are studies of acute hepatitis adequate to identify routes of transmission of subclinical hepatitis C infection? Arch Intern Med (2003) 1.51
Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus and associated risk behaviours: a population-based study in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Int J Epidemiol (2005) 1.48
Hepatitis A virus infection in the United States: serologic results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Vaccine (2005) 1.31
Incidence and diagnoses of HIV infection - Puerto Rico, 2006. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep (2009) 1.23
Residual risk of transfusion-transmitted human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C virus, and hepatitis B virus infections in Italy. Transfusion (2005) 1.21
Prevalence and correlates of hepatitis C virus infection among street-recruited injection drug users in San Juan, Puerto Rico. J Urban Health (2006) 1.11
Seroprevalence of HIV in the US Household Population Aged 18–49 Years: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1999–2006. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2010) 1.11
Seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 and characteristics associated with undiagnosed infection: New York City, 2004. Sex Transm Dis (2008) 1.06
The validity of drug use responses in a household survey in Puerto Rico: comparison of survey responses with urinalysis. Addict Behav (2010) 1.03
Feasibility of collecting biologic specimens in population-based surveys: experiences from the epidemiology of hepatitis C in the household, adult population of Puerto Rico study. P R Health Sci J (2010) 0.98
Formulas for estimating the costs averted by sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention programs in the United States. Cost Eff Resour Alloc (2008) 0.93
Body art practices among inmates: Implications for transmission of bloodborne infections. Am J Infect Control (2009) 0.87
HIV and infectious disease care in jails and prisons: breaking down the walls with the help of academic medicine. Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc (2009) 0.87
Inflammatory bowel disease characteristics among African Americans, Hispanics, and non-Hispanic Whites: characterization of a large North American cohort. Am J Gastroenterol (2006) 1.79
Major cardiovascular risk factors in Latin America: a comparison with the United States. The Latin American Consortium of Studies in Obesity (LASO). PLoS One (2013) 1.56
Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus and associated risk behaviours: a population-based study in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Int J Epidemiol (2005) 1.48
Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ethn Dis (2008) 1.47
Incidence and mortality rates for colorectal cancer in Puerto Rico and among Hispanics, non-Hispanic whites, and non-Hispanic blacks in the United States, 1998-2002. Cancer (2009) 1.26
Assessment of reliability and validity of IBD phenotyping within the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) IBD Genetics Consortium (IBDGC). Inflamm Bowel Dis (2007) 1.26
Burden of human papillomavirus infection and related comorbidities in men: implications for research, disease prevention and health promotion among Hispanic men. P R Health Sci J (2010) 1.22
Incidence and mortality of the leading cancer types in Puerto Rico: 1987-2004. P R Health Sci J (2010) 1.22
The case for diversity in academic internal medicine. Am J Med (2004) 1.16
Using a socioeconomic position index to assess disparities in cancer incidence and mortality, Puerto Rico, 1995-2004. Prev Chronic Dis (2011) 1.12
Achieving diversity in academic internal medicine: recommendations for leaders. Am J Med (2006) 1.10
HIV-related risk behaviors among a sample of men who have sex with men in Puerto Rico: an overview of substance use and sexual practices. P R Health Sci J (2011) 1.08
Incidence and mortality rates of selected infection-related cancers in Puerto Rico and in the United States. Infect Agent Cancer (2010) 1.04
Age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of oral and pharyngeal cancer in Puerto Rico and among Non-Hispanics Whites, Non-Hispanic Blacks, and Hispanics in the USA. BMC Cancer (2009) 1.02
Association between adiposity indices and cardiometabolic risk factors among adults living in Puerto Rico. Public Health Nutr (2011) 1.02
Understanding hard-core drug use among urban Puerto Rican women in high-risk neighborhoods. Addict Behav (2004) 0.99
Feasibility of collecting biologic specimens in population-based surveys: experiences from the epidemiology of hepatitis C in the household, adult population of Puerto Rico study. P R Health Sci J (2010) 0.98
GC-MS confirmation of xylazine (Rompun), a veterinary sedative, in exchanged needles. Drug Alcohol Depend (2008) 0.96
Sexual behaviors among adults in Puerto Rico: a population-based study. J Sex Med (2011) 0.95
Productivity loss in Puerto Rico's labor market due to cancer mortality. P R Health Sci J (2010) 0.95
The use of the Puerto Rican Biculturality Scale with Puerto Rican drug users in New York and Puerto Rico. J Psychoactive Drugs (2003) 0.95
Esophageal cancer incidence rates by histological type and overall: Puerto Rico versus the United States Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results population, 1992-2005. Cancer Epidemiol (2012) 0.93
Factors associated with cervical cancer screening in Puerto Rico. Prev Chronic Dis (2010) 0.92
Clinic-based case-control study of the association between body mass index and endometrial cancer in Puerto Rican women. P R Health Sci J (2010) 0.92
Disparities in breast cancer in Puerto Rico and among Hispanics, non-Hispanic whites, and non-Hispanics blacks in the United States, 1992-2004. Breast J (2010) 0.91
Cleaning validation 1: development and validation of a chromatographic method for the detection of traces of LpHse detergent. J Pharm Biomed Anal (2006) 0.91
Prevalence of overweight and obesity and their cardiometabolic comorbidities in Hispanic adults living in Puerto Rico. J Community Health (2013) 0.91
Etanercept therapy for psoriasis in a patient with concomitant hepatitis C and liver transplant. P R Health Sci J (2008) 0.90
Bibliometric assessment of cancer research in Puerto Rico, 1903-2005. Rev Panam Salud Publica (2009) 0.90
Awareness of direct-to-consumer genetic tests and use of genetic tests among Puerto Rican adults, 2009. Prev Chronic Dis (2011) 0.90
Correlates of the metabolic syndrome among a sample of women in the San Juan Metropolitan area of Puerto Rico. Metab Syndr Relat Disord (2010) 0.89
Hepatitis C in Puerto Rico: a time for public health action. P R Health Sci J (2007) 0.89
Prostate cancer incidence and mortality among Puerto Ricans: an updated analysis comparing men in Puerto Rico with US racial/ethnic groups. P R Health Sci J (2012) 0.87
Acceptability of cervical and anal HPV self-sampling in a sample of Hispanic women in Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J (2012) 0.86
Awareness and knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among high-risk men of Hispanic origin attending a sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic. BMC Infect Dis (2012) 0.86
HPV awareness and willingness to HPV vaccination among high-risk men attending an STI clinic in Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J (2012) 0.85
Cervical human papillomavirus infection in a sample of Hispanic women living in Puerto Rico: comparison with cervical cytology reports. P R Health Sci J (2013) 0.85
Internal consistency of the Spanish health literacy test (TOFHLA-SPR) for Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J (2010) 0.85
Breast cancer molecular subtypes and survival in a hospital-based sample in Puerto Rico. Cancer Med (2013) 0.84
Survival of hepatocellular carcinoma in Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J (2009) 0.84
Penile cancer disparities in Puerto Rican men as compared to the United States population. Int Braz J Urol (2013) 0.84
Human papillomavirus infection in women in Puerto Rico: agreement between physician-collected and self-collected anogenital specimens. J Low Genit Tract Dis (2013) 0.83
Factors associated with metabolic syndrome in a sample of women in Puerto Rico. Menopause (2010) 0.83
Knowledge of viral hepatitis among Puerto Rican adults: implications for prevention. J Community Health (2011) 0.83
Are adults diagnosed with diabetes achieving the American Diabetes Association clinical practice recommendations? P R Health Sci J (2012) 0.83
Case-case study of factors associated to hMLH1, hMSH2, and hMSH6 protein expression among endometrial cancer patients of the University District Hospital of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Int J Gynecol Cancer (2012) 0.82
Anal cancer incidence and mortality in Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J (2013) 0.82
Distribution and correlates of the metabolic syndrome in adults living in the San Juan Metropolitan Area of Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J (2012) 0.82
Determinants of compliance with drinking water standards in rural Puerto Rico between 1996 and 2000: a multilevel approach. P R Health Sci J (2008) 0.82
Partial immunity to Fasciola hepatica in mice after vaccination with FhSAP2 delivered as recombinant protein or DNA construct. Ethn Dis (2010) 0.82
Epidemiology of hepatitis C infection and its public health implications in Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J (2004) 0.81
Iron-deficiency anemia as presentation of pouchitis. J Clin Gastroenterol (2007) 0.81
Response to combination therapy of interferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin in Hispanics with chronic hepatitis C. P R Health Sci J (2004) 0.81
Association of cigarette smoking and metabolic syndrome in a Puerto Rican adult population. J Immigr Minor Health (2013) 0.81
Outcomes of an underserved Hispanic population with chronic hepatitis C treated with pegylated-interferon and ribavirin in a government-sponsored clinic. P R Health Sci J (2011) 0.80
Addressing Health Disparities among Men: Demographic, Behavioral and Clinical Characteristics of Men who have Sex with Men Living in Puerto Rico. Sex Res Social Policy (2013) 0.80
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma in Puerto Ricans: underutilization of a curative therapy. P R Health Sci J (2014) 0.79
HIV and syphilis infection among men attending a [corrected] sexually transmitted infection clinic in Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J (2013) 0.79
Medication profiles of patients in the University of Puerto Rico inflammatory bowel disease registry. P R Health Sci J (2011) 0.79
Oral HPV infection in a clinic-based sample of Hispanic men. BMC Oral Health (2014) 0.79