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John J. Potterat
Researcher at University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Publications - 159
Citations - 6016
John J. Potterat is an academic researcher from University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) & Population. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 159 publications receiving 5882 citations. Previous affiliations of John J. Potterat include University of California, San Francisco.
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Social networks and infectious disease: the Colorado Springs Study.
Alden S. Klovdahl,John J. Potterat,Donald E. Woodhouse,John B. Muth,Stephen Q. Muth,William W. Darrow +5 more
TL;DR: Overall, for the first time in epidemiologic research a large number of individuals were found connected to each other, directly or indirectly, using a network design.
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Social network dynamics and HIV transmission.
Richard Rothenberg,John J. Potterat,Donald E. Woodhouse,Stephen Q. Muth,William W. Darrow,Alden S. Klovdahl +5 more
TL;DR: An important role for network configuration in the transmission dynamics of HIV is suggested, in part to the lack of a network structure that fosters active propagation, despite the continued presence of risky behaviors.
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Mortality in a Long-term Open Cohort of Prostitute Women
John J. Potterat,Devon D. Brewer,Stephen Q. Muth,Richard Rothenberg,Donald E. Woodhouse,John B. Muth,Heather K. Stites,Stuart Brody +7 more
TL;DR: Overall and cause-specific mortality among prostitute women in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from 1967 to 1999 was estimated, with violence and drug use being the predominant causes of death.
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Chlamydia Transmission: Concurrency, Reproduction Number, and the Epidemic Trajectory
John J. Potterat,Helen Zimmerman-Rogers,Stephen Q. Muth,Richard Rothenberg,David L. Green,Jerry E. Taylor,Mandy S. Bonney,Helen White +7 more
TL;DR: Direct estimation of basic reproduction numbers for chlam Lydia using contact tracing techniques is feasible and can produce useful data with which to prioritize control efforts, evaluate interventions, and gauge the place of chlamydia on the epidemic continuum.
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Gonorrhea as a social disease.
John J. Potterat,Richard Rothenberg,Donald E. Woodhouse,John B. Muth,C I Pratts,J S Fogle nd +5 more
TL;DR: The force of infectivity, measured in person-days of potential spread of gonococcal infection by infected contacts, provides a quantitative assessment of the importance of identifiable social groups in the transmission of gonorrhea.