Publications

Bylsma LC, Alexander DD. 2015. A review and meta-analysis of prospective studies of red and processed meat, meat cooking methods, heme iron, heterocyclic amines and prostate cancer. Nutr J 14(1):125; doi: 10.1186/s12937-015-0111-3. PMID: 26689289.

Sacks NC, Ash AS, Ghosh K, Rosen AK, Wong JB, Rosen AB. 2015. Trends in acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations: Are we seeing the whole picture? Am Heart J 170(6):1211-19; doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.09.009. PMID: 26678643.

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; doi: 10.1007/s10552-015-0657-6. PMID: 26376890.

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.

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. Presented at the 11th International Conference on Health Policy Statistics, Providence, RI, October 2015.

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, Crystal City, VA, October 4-6, 2015.

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.

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.

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