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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.

Katz AJ, Chia VM, Schoonen WM, Kelsh MA. 2015. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia: An assessment of international incidence, survival, and disease burden. Cancer Causes Control 26(11):1627–1642.

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.

Meddings J, Reichert H, Smith S, Iwashyna T, Langa K, Hofer T, McGuirk H, McMahon LF Jr. Functional status, social support and wealth impact readmissions for pneumonia and heart failure beyond standard Medicare risk-adjustors. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, June 14-15, 2015, Minneapolis, MN.

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.

Proctor D, Suh M, Thompson C, Hixon, G. Inhalation cancer risk assessment of titanium dioxide. Presented at the Society of Toxicology’s 54th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 22-26 2015.

Suh M, Mittal L, Hirsch S, Valdes R, Bartlett C, Rohr A, Proctor D. Lung cancer risk in chromate production workers exposed to hexavalent chromium. Presented at the Society of Toxicology’s 54th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 22-26, 2015 .

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 18-22, 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.

Miller PE, Bylsma LC, Alexander, DD. A Review and Meta-Analysis of Red Meat Consumption and Type 2 Diabetes. Presented at the Experimental Biology Conference, March 28-April 1, 2015, Boston, MA.