2015

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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

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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.

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Doucette A, Jiang X, Fryzek J, Coalson J, McLaurin K, Ambrose CS. Comparison of trends in bronchiolitis and respiratory syncytial virus infant hospitalizations rates in 3 US nationally representative databases. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2015.

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.