Brian G Williams

Biographic Data

ID3929985
NAMEBrian G Williams
GIVEN NAMESBrian G
FAMILY NAMEWilliams
SIGNATUREWILLIAMS B G
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS34
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
H-INDEX2

  • Universal voluntary HIV testing with immediate antiretroviral therapy as a strategy for elimination of HIV transmission

    Open AccessReuben Granich, Reuben M Granich et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2009

  • Drivers of tuberculosis epidemics

    Open AccessKnut Lönnroth, Ernesto Jaramillo et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2009Cited by: 28References: 47

  • Diabetes and tuberculosis

    Open AccessCatherine R Stevenson, Nita G Forouhi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2007

    Diabetes makes a substantial contribution to the burden of incident tuberculosis in India, and the association is particularly strong for the infectious form of tuberculosis. The current diabetes epidemic may lead to a resurgence of tuberculosis in endemic regions, especially in urban areas. This potentially carries a risk of global spread with serious implications for tuberculosis control and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Deve…

  • Cost, affordability and cost-effectiveness of strategies to control tuberculosis in countries with high HIV prevalence

    Open AccessChristine Currie, Christine SM Currie et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2005

    To reduce the burden of TB in high HIV prevalence settings, the immediate goal should be to increase TB case detection rates and, to the extent possible, improve TB cure rates, preferably in combination. Realising the full potential of ART will require substantial new funding and strengthening of health system capacity so that increased funding can be used effectively

  • The Growing Burden of Tuberculosis

    Elizabeth L Corbett, Catherine J Watt et al.ARTICLEA.M.A. Archives of Internal…2003

    BACKGROUND: The increasing global burden of tuberculosis (TB) is linked to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. METHODS: We reviewed data from notifications of TB cases, cohort treatment outcomes, surveys of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, and HIV prevalence in patients with TB and other subgroups. Information was collated from published literature and databases held by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Joint United Nations …

  • Who infects whom? HIV-1 concordance and discordance among migrant and non-migrant couples in South Africa

    Mark N Lurie, Brian Williams et al.ARTICLEAIDS2003

    OBJECTIVES: To measure HIV-1 discordance among migrant and non-migrant men and their rural partners, and to estimate the relative risk of infection from inside versus outside primary relationships. DESIGN: A cross-sectional behavioural and HIV-1 seroprevalence survey among 168 couples in which the male partner either a migrant, or not. METHODS: A detailed questionnaire was administered and blood was collected for laboratory analysis. A mathematic…

  • The Impact of Migration on HIV-1 Transmission in South Africa

    Mark N Lurie, Brian Williams et al.ARTICLESexually Transmitted Diseases2003

    BACKGROUND: To investigate the association between migration and HIV infection among migrant and nonmigrant men and their rural partners. GOAL: The goal was to determine risk factors for HIV-1 infection in South Africa. STUDY DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional study of 196 migrant men and 130 of their rural partners, as well as 64 nonmigrant men and 98 rural women whose partners are nonmigrant. Male migrants were recruited at work in two urban ce…

  • A community reimagined. The role of “homeland” in the forging of national identity

    Brian Williams, Brian G WilliamsARTICLEInstitute of Muslim Minority…1997Cited by: 6References: 8

    (1997). A community reimagined. The role of “homeland” in the forging of national identity: the case of the Crimean Tatars. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 225-252