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Brian Lewis
Researcher at U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Publications - 20
Citations - 2536
Brian Lewis is an academic researcher from U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 15 publications receiving 1864 citations. Previous affiliations of Brian Lewis include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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A Social Vulnerability Index for Disaster Management
TL;DR: In this article, the development of a social vulnerability index (SVI) from 15 census variables at the census tract level for use in emergency management is described, and the potential value of the SVI by exploring the impact of Hurricane Katrina on local populations.
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Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006-2015.
Gery P. Guy,Kun Zhang,Michele K. Bohm,Jan L. Losby,Brian Lewis,Randall Young,Louise B. Murphy,Deborah Dowell +7 more
TL;DR: Despite reductions in opioid prescribing in some parts of the country, the amount of opioids prescribed remains high relative to 1999 levels and varies substantially at the county-level, and health care providers should carefully weigh the benefits and risks when prescribing opioids.
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County-Level Vulnerability Assessment for Rapid Dissemination of HIV or HCV Infections Among Persons Who Inject Drugs, United States.
Michelle Van Handel,Charles E. Rose,Elaine Hallisey,J. Kolling,Jon E. Zibbell,Brian Lewis,Michele K. Bohm,Christopher M. Jones,Barry Flanagan,Azfar-e-Alam Siddiqi,Kashif Iqbal,Andrew L. Dent,Jonathan Mermin,Eugene McCray,John W. Ward,John T. Brooks +15 more
TL;DR: This analysis highlights US counties potentially vulnerable to HIV and HCV infections among PWID in the context of the national opioid epidemic and identifies 220 counties in 26 states within the 95th percentile of most vulnerable.
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Clinical, Epidemiologic, Histopathologic and Molecular Features of an Unexplained Dermopathy
Michele L. Pearson,Joseph V. Selby,Kenneth A. Katz,Virginia Cantrell,Christopher R. Braden,Monica E. Parise,Christopher D. Paddock,Michael R. Lewin-Smith,Victor F. Kalasinsky,Felicia C. Goldstein,Allen W. Hightower,Art Papier,Brian Lewis,Sarita Motipara,Mark L. Eberhard +14 more
TL;DR: This unexplained dermopathy was rare among this population of Northern California residents, but associated with significantly reduced health-related quality of life and no common underlying medical condition or infectious source was identified.
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Time and Distance Barriers to Mammography Facilities in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Lucy A. Peipins,Shannon Graham,Randall Young,Brian Lewis,Stephanie Foster,Barry Flanagan,Andrew Dent +6 more
TL;DR: This study built a multimodal transportation network model and found that time to the nearest mammography facility would not pose a barrier to women who had access to a private vehicle, suggesting that facilities were favorably located for women who have to use public transportation.