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Ricky N. Bluthenthal

Researcher at University of Southern California

Publications -  235
Citations -  7275

Ricky N. Bluthenthal is an academic researcher from University of Southern California. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Health equity. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 218 publications receiving 6540 citations. Previous affiliations of Ricky N. Bluthenthal include Research Triangle Park & RAND Corporation.

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Sexual Transmission of HIV-1 Among Injection Drug Users in San Francisco, USA: Risk-Factor Analysis

Alex H. Kral, +5 more
- 05 May 2001 - 
TL;DR: HIV-1 seroconversion of street-recruited IDUs in San Francisco is strongly associated with sexual behaviour, and HIV-1risk might be reduced by incorporation of innovative sexual-risk-reduction strategies into harm-red reduction programmes.
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High Prevalence of Abscesses and Cellulitis Among Community-Recruited Injection Drug Users in San Francisco

Ingrid A. Binswanger, +5 more
- 01 Mar 2000 - 
TL;DR: The likelihood of abscesses and cellulitis increased with frequency of skin-popping and decreased with increasing duration of injection drug use.
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Measuring the Food Environment: Shelf Space of Fruits, Vegetables, and Snack Foods in Stores

Thomas A. Farley, +6 more
- 15 Jul 2009 - 
TL;DR: Measurements of the length of shelf space used for fruits, vegetables, and snack foods items in 419 stores in 217 urban census tracts in southern Louisiana and in Los Angeles County can be used by researchers to characterize the healthfulness of the food environment and by policymakers to establish criteria for favorable policy treatment of stores.
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The effect of syringe exchange use on high-risk injection drug users: a cohort study.

Ricky N. Bluthenthal, +4 more
- 31 Mar 2000 - 
TL;DR: The initiation and continuation of syringe exchange program use among high-risk injection drug users is independently associated with cessation of syringes, and syringe Exchange Program use can be an important component in reducing the spread of blood-borne infectious diseases.
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Predictors and Prevention of Nonfatal Overdose Among Street-Recruited Injection Heroin Users in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1998–1999

Karen H. Seal, +6 more
- 01 Nov 2001 - 
TL;DR: Being younger, being homeless; identifying as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender; having spent 5 or more years in prison or jail; and having engaged in sex work were associated with recent overdose.