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Chris Beyrer

Director, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University
Verified email at jhsph.edu
Cited by 36835

Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health

S Whitmee, A Haines, C Beyrer, F Boltz, AG Capon… - The lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Far-reaching changes to the structure and function of the Earth's natural
systems represent a growing threat to human health. And yet, global health has mainly …

Global epidemiology of HIV infection in men who have sex with men

C Beyrer, SD Baral, F Van Griensven, SM Goodreau… - the Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Epidemics of HIV in men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to expand in most
countries. We sought to understand the epidemiological drivers of the global epidemic in …

Worldwide burden of HIV in transgender women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SD Baral, T Poteat, S Strömdahl, AL Wirtz… - The Lancet infectious …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Previous systematic reviews have identified a high prevalence of HIV infection
in transgender women in the USA and in those who sell sex (compared with both female …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing differential impacts of COVID-19 on black communities

GA Millett, AT Jones, D Benkeser, S Baral… - Annals of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Given incomplete data reporting by race, we used data on COVID-19 cases and
deaths in US counties to describe racial disparities in COVID-19 disease and death and …

Burden of HIV among female sex workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Baral, C Beyrer, K Muessig, T Poteat… - The Lancet infectious …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Female sex workers are a population who are at heightened risk of HIV
infection secondary to biological, behavioural, and structural risk factors. However, three …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 variants in patients with immunosuppression

L Corey, C Beyrer, MS Cohen… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
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[HTML][HTML] Elevated risk for HIV infection among men who have sex with men in low-and middle-income countries 2000–2006: a systematic review

S Baral, F Sifakis, F Cleghorn, C Beyrer - PLoS medicine, 2007 - journals.plos.org
Background Recent reports of high HIV infection rates among men who have sex with men
(MSM) from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the former Soviet Union (FSU) suggest high …

[HTML][HTML] Modified social ecological model: a tool to guide the assessment of the risks and risk contexts of HIV epidemics

S Baral, CH Logie, A Grosso, AL Wirtz, C Beyrer - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background Social and structural factors are now well accepted as determinants of HIV
vulnerabilities. These factors are representative of social, economic, organizational and …

[HTML][HTML] Global burden of HIV, viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis in prisoners and detainees

K Dolan, AL Wirtz, B Moazen, M Ndeffo-Mbah… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
The prison setting presents not only challenges, but also opportunities, for the prevention
and treatment of HIV, viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis. We did a comprehensive literature …

Public health and international drug policy

J Csete, A Kamarulzaman, M Kazatchkine, F Altice… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Executive summary In September, 2015, the member states of the UN endorsed Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, which aspire to human-rights-centred approaches to …