Bianca C Porneala
Biographic Data
| ID | 6061260 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bianca C Porneala |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bianca C |
| FAMILY NAME | Porneala |
| SIGNATURE | PORNEALA B C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Travis P. Baggett and James J. O’Connell are with the Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, and the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA. Bianca C. Porneala is with the Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Yuchiao Chang, Daniel E. Singer, and Nancy A. Rigotti are with the Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General... |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Tobacco-, Alcohol-, and Drug-Attributable Deaths and Their Contribution to Mortality Disparities in a Cohort of Homeless Adults in Boston
Objectives. We quantified tobacco-, alcohol-, and drug-attributable deaths and their contribution to mortality disparities among homeless adults. Methods. We ascertained causes of death among 28 033 adults seen at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program in 2003 to 2008. We calculated population-attributable fractions to estimate the proportion of deaths attributable to tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. We compared attributable mortality rate…
Mortality Among Homeless Adults in Boston
BACKGROUND: Homeless persons experience excess mortality, but US-based studies on this topic are outdated or lack information about causes of death. To our knowledge, no studies have examined shifts in causes of death for this population over time. METHODS: We assessed all-cause and cause-specific mortality rates in a cohort of 28 033 adults 18 years or older who were seen at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program from January 1, 2003, throu…
Tobacco-, Alcohol-, and Drug-Attributable Deaths and Their Contribution to Mortality Disparities in a Cohort of Homeless Adults in Boston
Objectives. We quantified tobacco-, alcohol-, and drug-attributable deaths and their contribution to mortality disparities among homeless adults. Methods. We ascertained causes of death among 28 033 adults seen at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program in 2003 to 2008. We calculated population-attributable fractions to estimate the proportion of deaths attributable to tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. We compared attributable mortality rate…
Mortality Among Homeless Adults in Boston
BACKGROUND: Homeless persons experience excess mortality, but US-based studies on this topic are outdated or lack information about causes of death. To our knowledge, no studies have examined shifts in causes of death for this population over time. METHODS: We assessed all-cause and cause-specific mortality rates in a cohort of 28 033 adults 18 years or older who were seen at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program from January 1, 2003, throu…
Tobacco-, Alcohol-, and Drug-Attributable Deaths and Their Contribution to Mortality Disparities in a Cohort of Homeless Adults in Boston
Objectives. We quantified tobacco-, alcohol-, and drug-attributable deaths and their contribution to mortality disparities among homeless adults. Methods. We ascertained causes of death among 28 033 adults seen at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program in 2003 to 2008. We calculated population-attributable fractions to estimate the proportion of deaths attributable to tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. We compared attributable mortality rate…
Cohort (2 works) · Cohort study (2 works) · Confidence interval (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Mortality rate (2 works) · Population (2 works)