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| J G BaillargeonSummaryAffiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch Country: USA Publications
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Concurrent use of warfarin and antibiotics and the risk of bleeding in older adultsJacques Baillargeon
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555, USA
Am J Med 125:183-9. 2012....
Psychiatric disorders and repeat incarcerations: the revolving prison doorJacques Baillargeon
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Am J Psychiatry 166:103-9. 2009..The authors examined this association in a retrospective cohort study of the nation's largest state prison system...
Accessing antiretroviral therapy following release from prisonJacques Baillargeon
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Mail Route 1007, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
JAMA 301:848-57. 2009..The extent to which HIV-infected inmates experience ART interruption following release from prison is unknown...
Hepatocellular carcinoma prevalence and mortality in a male state prison populationJacques Baillargeon
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Public Health Rep 124:120-6. 2009..The purpose of our study was to examine the prevalence and mortality of HCC in the nation's largest state prison system...
Psychiatric disorders and suicide in the nation's largest state prison systemJacques Baillargeon
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston TX 77555, USA
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 37:188-93. 2009..8, CI = 5.8-32.9). These findings highlight the importance of maintaining suicide prevention programs in correctional settings, with particular emphasis on screening and monitoring of patients with severe psychiatric disorders...
Risk of reincarceration among prisoners with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disordersJacques Baillargeon
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 37:367-74. 2010..Further research is needed to identify the factors associated with criminal recidivism among released prisoners with co-occurring disorders...
Parole revocation among prison inmates with psychiatric and substance use disordersJacques Baillargeon
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Psychiatr Serv 60:1516-21. 2009....
Enrollment in outpatient care among newly released prison inmates with HIV infectionJacques G Baillargeon
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Public Health Rep 125:64-71. 2010..We sought to determine the proportion of HIV-infected Texas prison inmates who enrolled in an HIV clinic within 90 days after release and to identify variables associated with timely linkage to clinical care...
Predictors of reincarceration and disease progression among released HIV-infected inmatesJacques Baillargeon
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 24:389-94. 2010..Our findings, although substantially limited by selection bias, highlight the importance of developing discharge planning programs to improve linkage to community-based HIV care and reduce recidivism among released HIV-infected inmates...
Addressing the challenge of community reentry among released inmates with serious mental illnessJacques Baillargeon
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555, USA
Am J Community Psychol 46:361-75. 2010..In the final sections, we review the evidence for a relationship between serious mental illness and recidivism and briefly discuss emerging alternatives to incarceration of the mentally ill...
Effect of mental disorders on diagnosis, treatment, and survival of older adults with colon cancerJacques Baillargeon
Departments of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 775555, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1268-73. 2011..To evaluate the extent to which preexisting mental disorders influence diagnosis, treatment, and survival in older adults with colon cancer...
Osteonecrosis of the jaw in older osteoporosis patients treated with intravenous bisphosphonatesJacques Baillargeon
Sealy Center on Aging, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
Ann Pharmacother 45:1199-206. 2011..Intravenous bisphosphonate therapy has been linked to osteo-necrosis of the jaw among patients with cancer. Some patients with osteoporosis also receive intravenous bisphosphonates, although at lower total doses than those with cancer...
Emergency department usage by uninsured patients in Galveston County, TexasJacques Baillargeon
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 21:236-42. 2008..Local policymakers who are responsible for the development of safety net programs throughout the state should find this information particularly useful...
Medical emergency department utilization patterns among uninsured patients with psychiatric disordersJacques Baillargeon
Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Psychiatr Serv 59:808-11. 2008..This study examined medical emergency department utilization for patterns among uninsured patients with psychiatric disorders...
Psychiatric disorders, HIV infection and HIV/hepatitis co-infection in the correctional settingJ G Baillargeon
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 1006, USA
AIDS Care 20:124-9. 2008....
End-stage liver disease in a state prison populationJacques Baillargeon
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Ann Epidemiol 17:808-13. 2007..Information on the epidemiology of end-stage liver disease (ESLD) in US correctional populations is limited. We examined the prevalence, mortality and clinical characteristics of ESLD in the nation's second largest state prison system...
Chronic liver disease mortality among male prison inmates in Texas, 1989-2003Amy Jo Harzke
Correctional Managed Care Division, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 104:1412-9. 2009..The secondary objective was to examine patterns of recorded underlying, intervening, and contributing causes of death for CLD-related deaths...
Trends in pleural biopsies between 1996 and 2006 at a tertiary medical centerMuralikrishna Gopal
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 0561, USA
Am J Med Sci 339:345-9. 2010..The purpose of this study was to examine the trends in the type of pleural biopsies performed between 1996 and 2006 and to assess the diagnostic sensitivity of the 3 aforementioned types of pleural biopsy...
The association of psychiatric disorders and HIV infection in the correctional settingJacques Baillargeon
Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78284 7802, USA
Ann Epidemiol 13:606-12. 2003..The present study examined the association of six major psychiatric disorders with HIV infection in one of the nation's largest prison populations...
The infectious disease profile of Texas prison inmatesJacques Baillargeon
Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78284 7802, USA
Prev Med 38:607-12. 2004..Scarce information, however, exists on the overall infectious disease profile of inmate populations. The present study examined the prevalence of major infectious diseases in one of the nation's largest prison populations...
The association of neoplasms and HIV infection in the correctional settingJacques Baillargeon
Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78284 7802, USA
Int J STD AIDS 15:348-51. 2004..It will be important for future investigators to examine the association between HIV infection and cancer risk with sufficiently large study cohorts and appropriate longitudinal designs...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in the Texas prison systemJacques Baillargeon
Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78284 7802, USA
Clin Infect Dis 38:e92-5. 2004....
Comparison of nucleic acid amplification tests and culture techniques in the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis in victims of suspected child sexual abuseNancy D Kellogg
Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 17:331-9. 2004..2) To compare Ligase Chain Reaction (LCR), Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), and culture methods in the detection of chlamydia and gonorrhea infection among prepubertal and adolescent girls referred for sexual abuse evaluations...
Transient hyperglycemia in Hispanic children with acute lymphoblastic leukemiaJacques Baillargeon
Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78229 3900, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 45:960-3. 2005..The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence of and risk factors for transient hyperglycemia during induction chemotherapy in Hispanic pediatric patients diagnosed with B-Precursor ALL...
L-asparaginase as a marker of chemotherapy dose modification in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemiaJacques Baillargeon
Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 78229, USA
Cancer 104:2858-61. 2005..The objective of the current study was to compare chemotherapy dose modifications in obese (a body mass index [BMI] > 95%) and nonobese (a BMI < or = 95%) pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)...
Obesity, adipokines, and prostate cancer in a prospective population-based studyJacques Baillargeon
Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, 78284 7802, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:1331-5. 2006..The purpose of this investigation was to examine the association of obesity and the adipokines leptin, adiponectin, and interleukin-6 (IL-6) with prostate cancer risk and aggressiveness...
Assessment of 54 biomarkers for biopsy-detectable prostate cancerDipen J Parekh
Department of Urology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78284 7802, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:1966-72. 2007....
Association of polymorphisms in TGFB1 and prostate cancer prognosisTimothy C Brand
Department of Urology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
J Urol 179:754-8. 2008..Because of the role of TGFB1 in prostate cancer and progression, we hypothesized that polymorphisms of TGFB1 at C-509T may be associated with prostate cancer risk and/or more aggressive tumors...
High prevalence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection in south Texas childrenJacques Baillargeon
Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284, USA
J Med Virol 67:542-8. 2002..Future investigations of larger study samples will be necessary to develop an understanding of specific routes and risk factors of HHV-8 transmission among children in south Texas...
