Lena Shah

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Lena Shah is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Lena Shah has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Infectious Diseases, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 3 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Lena Shah's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (8 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (4 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (4 papers). Lena Shah is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (8 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (4 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (4 papers). Lena Shah collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Peru. Lena Shah's co-authors include John Wylie, Ann Jolly, Peter West, Ruth T. Savoy‐Moore, Jennifer L. Gardy, Marcus Lem, Elizabeth Brodkin, Patrick Tang, Kevin Elwood and Steven J.M. Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Lena Shah

17 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Whole-Genome Sequencing and Social-Network Analysis of a Tuberculosis Outbreak

2011 522 citations Jennifer L. Gardy, James C. Johnston et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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17 of 17 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of active case finding for household contacts within a routine tuberculosis program, San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima, Peru 2020 ·International Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Lena Shah, (unknown), (unknown), Carlos Zamudio, Jay S. Kaufman, Larissa Otero, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Carlos Seas, Timothy F. Brewer	5
2	Comparison of sputum collection methods for tuberculosis diagnosis: a systematic review and pairwise and network meta-analysis 2017 ·The Lancet Global Health ·Sumona Datta, Lena Shah, Robert H. Gilman, Carlton A. Evans	57
3	Inadequacy of ethical conduct and reporting of stepped wedge cluster randomized trials: Results from a systematic review 2017 ·Clinical Trials ·Monica Taljaard, Karla Hemming, Lena Shah, Bruno Giraudeau, Jeremy Grimshaw, Charles Weijer	28
4	A prospective longitudinal study of tuberculosis among household contacts of smear-positive tuberculosis cases in Lima, Peru 2016 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·Larissa Otero, Lena Shah, Kristien Verdonck, Tullia Battaglioli, Timothy F. Brewer, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Carlos Seas, Patrick Van der Stuyft	20
5	Public Transportation and Tuberculosis Transmission in a High Incidence Setting 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Carlos Zamudio, Fiorella Krapp, (unknown), Lena Shah, Antonio Ciampi, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Jody Heymann, Carlos Seas, Timothy F. Brewer	38
6	Implementation of a stepped-wedge cluster randomized design in routine public health practice: design and application for a tuberculosis (TB) household contact study in a high burden area of Lima, Peru 2015 ·BMC Public Health ·Lena Shah, Marlene Rojas, (unknown), Carlos Zamudio, Jay S. Kaufman, Larissa Otero, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Carlos Seas, Timothy F. Brewer	5
7	Characteristics of an Acanthamoeba Keratitis Outbreak in British Columbia between 2003 and 2007 2012 ·Ophthalmology ·(unknown), (unknown), Lena Shah, Simon Holland, Muhammad Morshed, Judith L. Isaac‐Renton, Mei Chong, Pamela Kibsey, David M. Patrick	22
8	Modern contact investigation methods for enhancing tuberculosis control in Aboriginal communities 2012 ·International Journal of Circumpolar Health ·Victoria J. Cook, Lena Shah, Jennifer L. Gardy	16
9	Chasing the dragon - characterizing cases of leukoencephalopathy associated with heroin inhalation in British Columbia 2011 ·Harm Reduction Journal ·Jane A. Buxton, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lena Shah, Marcus Lem, Sian Spacey	28
10	Self-Reported Risks for Multiple-Drug Resistance among New Tuberculosis Cases: Implications for Drug Susceptibility Screening and Treatment 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Timothy F. Brewer, (unknown), Carlos Seas, Fiorella Krapp, Carlos Zamudio, Lena Shah, Antonio Ciampi, Jody Heymann, Eduardo Gotuzzo	16
11	Whole-Genome Sequencing and Social-Network Analysis of a Tuberculosis Outbreak breakdown → 2011 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Jennifer L. Gardy, James C. Johnston, Shannan J. Ho Sui, Victoria Cook, Lena Shah, Elizabeth Brodkin, (unknown), Richard Moore, Yongjun Zhao, Robert A. Holt, Richard Varhol, İnanç Birol, Marcus Lem, Meenu K. Sharma, Kevin Elwood, Steven J.M. Jones, Fiona S. L. Brinkman, Robert C. Brunham, Patrick Tang	522
12	Health Literacy Instrument in Family Medicine: The "Newest Vital Sign" Ease of Use and Correlates 2010 ·The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine ·Lena Shah, Peter West, (unknown), Ruth T. Savoy‐Moore	136
13	Challenges of Investigating Community Outbreaks of Cyclosporiasis, British Columbia, Canada 2009 ·Emerging infectious diseases ·Lena Shah, Laura MacDougall, Andrea Ellis, Corinne Ong, (unknown), Linda LeBlanc, (unknown)	20
14	Identifying Heterogeneity Among Injection Drug Users: A Cluster Analysis Approach 2008 ·American Journal of Public Health ·Souradet Y. Shaw, Lena Shah, Ann Jolly, John Wylie	31
15	Determinants of injection drug user (IDU) syringe sharing: the relationship between availability of syringes and risk network member characteristics in Winnipeg, Canada 2007 ·Addiction ·Souradet Y. Shaw, Lena Shah, Ann Jolly, John Wylie	62
16	Demographic, risk behaviour and personal network variables associated with prevalent hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and HIV infection in injection drug users in Winnipeg, Canada 2006 ·BMC Public Health ·John Wylie, Lena Shah, Ann Jolly	58
17	Incorporating geographic settings into a social network analysis of injection drug use and bloodborne pathogen prevalence 2006 ·Health & Place ·John Wylie, Lena Shah, (unknown)	35

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