To measure the success with which patients newly entering outpatient care establish regular
care, and assess whether race/ethnicity was a predictive factor, we conducted a medical …

BACKGROUND Thyroid cancer incidence has increased in the last several decades and
may represent either a true increase in the number of cases or increased screening. The …

Cross-sectional studies have shown an association between better patient experiences and
health outcomes. However, the direction of causality remains unclear. Our prospective study …

Background: Recent studies have shown that the incidence of squamous cell cancer of the
anus (SCCA) has increased in the combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) era. The effect of …

This is a cohort mortality study of 2800 male workers employed at least 6 months between
1943 and 1996 at a 1, 3-butadiene monomer production facility. Earlier analyses of mortality …

OBJECTIVE To update information on workers in the petroleum industry engaged in the
production of crude oil to determine whether the patterns of mortality have changed with 14 …

Background Racial disparities in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) have been
demonstrated and attributed to differences in human papillomavirus (HPV) status. The …

Protease inhibitors (PIs) have been shown to have anti-tumor activity in addition to their
antiretroviral properties. We sought to assess the association between PI use and the …

Methods: Clinical information was extracted from the Veterans Affairs HIV and HCV Clinical
Case Registries (1999–2010). HIV-related variables included combination antiretroviral …

This is a further update of a cohort mortality study of 2795 male workers employed at least 6
months between 1942 and 1994 at a 1, 3-butadiene facility. Earlier reports on this cohort …