Title | The Veterans Aging Cohort Study: observational studies of alcohol use, abuse, and outcomes among human immunodeficiency virus-infected veterans. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2004 |
Authors | Conigliaro, Joseph, Tamra Madenwald, Kendall Bryant, Scott Braithwaite, Adam Gordon, Shawn L. Fultz, Stephen Maisto, Jeffrey Samet, Kevin Kraemer, Robert Cook, Nancy Day, Diedra Roach, Susan Richey, and Amy Justice |
Journal | Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research |
Volume | 28 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 313-21 |
Date Published | 2004 Feb |
ISSN | 0145-6008 |
Keywords | Aging, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholism, Animals, Cohort Studies, HIV Infections, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Military Medicine, Societies, Medical, Treatment Outcome, United States, Veterans |
Abstract | This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2003 annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The organizers/chairs were Joseph Conigliaro and Amy Justice. The presentations were (1) Introduction, by Joseph Conigliaro and Tamra Madenwald; (2) Alcohol and HIV/AIDS: the importance of integrative and translational research, by Kendall Bryant; (3) Alcohol use and abuse among patients with HIV infection, by Joseph Conigliaro and Stephan Maisto; (4) Severity of comorbid alcohol use/abuse in HIV infection, by Amy Justice and Jeffrey Samet; (5) Estimating the impact of alcohol use on long-term HIV outcomes, by Scott Braithwaite and Amy Justice; (6) Homelessness, drug & alcohol use among HIV+ veterans, by Adam Gordon and Robert Cook; and (7) Hepatitis C & alcohol in the VACS 3 study, by Shawn Fultz and Kevin Kraemer. The symposium concluded with a discussion led and facilitated by Diedra Roach. |
DOI | 10.1097/01.ALC.0000113414.73220.21 |
Alternate Journal | Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. |