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Fryzek J, Doucette A, Jiang X, Coalson J, McLaurin K, Ambrose CS. Trends in respiratory syncytial virus and bronchiolitis infant hospitalization rates in high-risk infants in a US nationally representative database (1997–2012). Presented at ID Week, San Diego, CA, October 2015.

Meddings J, Reichert H, Smith SN, McMahon LF Jr. How do hospital grades publicly displayed on Medicare’s Hospital Compare website compare to whether a hospital was penalized for readmissions and hospital-acquired conditions? Presented at the 2015 Agency for Heathcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Research Conference, October 4-6, 2015, Crystal City, VA.

Movva N, Babik I, Lobo MA. Effectiveness of the first exoskeletal garment (Playskin LiftTM) to improve reaching and object exploration in infants born with brain injury. Poster presentation at the Northeast Regional IDeA Conference, Bar Harbor, Maine, September 2015.

Meddings J, Reichert H, Rogers MAM, Hofer TP, McMahon LF, Grazier KL. 2015. Under pressure: Financial impact of the Hospital‐Acquired Conditions Initiative. A statewide analysis of pressure ulcer development and payment. J Am Geriatr Soc 63(7):1407‐12.

Kelsh MA, Chia VM. Historical comparator studies: Strengths, limitations, and analytical considerations in using historical pooled clinical data for evaluating efficacy and safety of new therapies. Presented at International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management (ICPE) Boston, MA, August 25, 2015.

Demond A, Jiang X, Broadwater K, Meeker J, Luksemburg W, Maier M, Garabrant D, Franzblau A. 2015. Serum concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins among ceramicists. Chemosphere 118:350-356.

Brorby G, Suh M, Bichteler A, Proctor D. Use of cluster analysis and homogeneity testing to characterize distributions of exposures among beryllium workers: Tools for developing occupational exposure limits from quantitative risk assessment. Presented at International Society of Exposure Science 25th Annual Meeting, Henderson, NV, October 2015.

Proctor DM, Suh M, Mittal L, Hirsch S, Salgado RV, Bartlett C, Van Landingham C, Rohr A, Crump K. 2015. Inhalation cancer risk assessment of hexavalent chromium based on updated mortality for Painesville chromate production workers. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 26(2):224-231; doi: 10.1038/jes.2015.77.

Sacks NC, Ash AS, Ghosh K, Rosen AK, Wong JB, Cutler DM, Rosen AB. 2015. Recent national trends in acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations in Medicare: Shrinking declines and growing disparities [Letter to the Editor]. Epidemiology 26(4):e46–47.

Sacks NC, Ash AS, Ghosh K, Rosen AK, Wong JB, Cutler DM, Rosen AB. 2015. Recent national trends in acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations in Medicare: Shrinking declines and growing disparities [Letter to the Editor]. Epidemiol 26(4):e46–47; doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000298.