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  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kenrad Edwin Nelson was affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the field of Medicine, with specialization in multiple subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology, Nephrology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their work covered main topics such as Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes.

Among their recent publications were the following papers:

  • Prevalence and associated factors of internet gaming disorder among secondary school students in rural community, Thailand: a cross-sectional study, 2020, BMC Research Notes
  • National trends in the prevalence of glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes receiving continuous care in Thailand from 2011 to 2018, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Trends, prevalence and associated factors of obesity among adults in a rural community in Thailand: serial cross-sectional surveys, 2012 and 2018, 2020, BMC Public Health
  • National trends in the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy among Thai patients with type 2 diabetes and its associated factors from 2014 to 2018, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Rising trends in obesity prevalence among Royal Thai Army personnel from 2017 to 2021, 2022, Scientific Reports

The scientist frequently collaborated with the following coauthors:

  • Boonsub Sakboonyarat
  • Mathirut Mungthin
  • Jaturon Poovieng
  • Kanlaya Jongcherdchootrakul
  • Wisit Kaewput

Their research was published extensively in venues such as:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Southeast Asian Medical Research
  • PLoS ONE
  • BMC Research Notes
  • BMC Public Health

Kenrad Edwin Nelson was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • The Natural History of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Host, Viral, and Environmental Factors

    David L. Thomas;Jacquie Astemborski;Rudra M. Rai;Frank A. Anania

  • Incubation periods of acute respiratory viral infections: a systematic review

    Justin Lessler;Nicholas G Reich;Ron Brookmeyer;Trish M Perl;Trish M Perl

  • The Declining Risk of Post-Transfusion Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    James G. Donahue;Alvaro Muñoz;Paul M. Ness;Donald E. Brown

  • Viral infections in short-term injection drug users: the prevalence of the hepatitis C, hepatitis B, human immunodeficiency, and human T-lymphotropic viruses

    Richard S. Garfein;David Vlahov;Noya Galai;Meg C. Doherty

  • Disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection in southeast Asia

    K Supparatpinyo;C Khamwan;V Baosoung;T Sirisanthana

  • Persistence of Viremia and the Importance of Long Term Follow-up after Acute Hepatitis C Infection

    Stephen A. Villano;David Vlahov;Kenrad E. Nelson;Sylvia Cohn

  • Time course of detection of viral and serologic markers preceding human immunodeficiency virus type 1 seroconversion: implications for screening of blood and tissue donors

    M.P. Busch;L.L.L. Lee;G.A. Satten;D.R. Henrard

  • Changes in Sexual Behavior and a Decline in HIV Infection among Young Men in Thailand

    Kenrad E. Nelson;David D. Celentano;Sakol Eiumtrakol;Donald R. Hoover

  • CORRELATES OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTIONS AMONG INJECTION DRUG USERS

    David L. Thomas;David Vlahov;Liza Solomon;Sylvia Cohn

  • Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among young adult injection drug users.

    Richard S. Garfein;Meg C. Doherty;Edgar R. Monterroso;David L. Thomas

  • Sex differences in risk factors for hiv seroconversion among injection drug users: a 10-year perspective.

    Steffanie A. Strathdee;Noya Galai;Mahboobeh Safaiean;David D. Celentano

  • The ALIVE study, a longitudinal study of HIV-1 infection in intravenous drug users: description of methods and characteristics of participants.

    D. Vlahov;J. C. Anthony;A. Munoz;J. Margolick

  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology: Theory and Practice

    K.E Nelson;C.M Williams;N.M.H Graham;Albert Balows

  • Depressive Symptoms as Predictors of Medical Outcomes in HIV Infection

    Constantine G. Lyketsos;Donald R. Hoover;Marcella Guccione;Walton Senterfitt

  • Epidemiology of Hepatitis E Virus in the United States: Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994

    Mark H. Kuniholm;Robert H. Purcell;Geraldine M. McQuillan;Ronald E. Engle

  • Bacterial vaginosis and HIV seroprevalence among female commercial sex workers in Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Craig R. Cohen;Ann Duerr;Niwat Pruithithada;Sungwal Rugpao

  • Seroreactivity to hepatitis E virus in areas where the disease is not endemic.

    David L. Thomas;Patrice O. Yarbough;David Vlahov;Sergei A. Tsarev

  • Effect of human immunodeficiency virus on hepatitis C virus infection among injecting drug users.

    David L. Thomas;James W. Shih;Harvey J. Alter;David Vlahov

  • Incidence and risk factors for hepatitis C among injection drug users in Baltimore, Maryland.

    Stephen A. Villano;David Vlahov;Kenrad E. Nelson;Cynthia M. Lyles

  • Prognostic Indicators for AIDS and Infectious Disease Death in HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users: Plasma Viral Load and CD4+ Cell Count

    David Vlahov;Neil Graham;Donald Hoover;Colin Flynn

  • The Alive Study: A Longitudinal Study of HIV-1 Infection in Intravenous Drug Users: Description of Methods

    David Vlahov;James C. Anthony;Alvaro Muñoz;Joseph Margolick

  • Sex Differences in Risk Factors for HIV Seroconversion Among Injection Drug Users

    Steffanie A. Strathdee;Noya Galai;Mahboobeh Safaiean;David D. Celentano

Frequent Co-Authors

David Vlahov
David Vlahov Yale University
David D. Celentano
David D. Celentano Johns Hopkins University
Chris Beyrer
Chris Beyrer Johns Hopkins University
David L. Thomas
David L. Thomas Johns Hopkins University
Alvaro Muñoz
Alvaro Muñoz Johns Hopkins University
Jacquie Astemborski
Jacquie Astemborski Johns Hopkins University
Steffanie A. Strathdee
Steffanie A. Strathdee University of California, San Diego
Paul M. Ness
Paul M. Ness Johns Hopkins University
Joseph B. Margolick
Joseph B. Margolick Johns Hopkins University
Thira Sirisanthana
Thira Sirisanthana Chiang Mai University

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