Publications

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.

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.

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.

Movva N, Babik I, Lobo MA. Reaching new levels with the Playskin LiftTM exoskeletal garment in infants born with brain injury. Poster presentation at the Undergraduate Research and Service Celebratory Symposium at UD, Newark, DE, August 2015.

Young RR, Thompson CM, Dinesdurage HR, Elbekai RH, Suh M, Rohr AC, Proctor DM. 2015. A robust method for assessing chemically induced mutagenic effects in the oral cavity of transgenic Big Blue® rats. Environ Mol Mutagen 56(7):629-636; doi: 10.1002/em.21951. PMID: 25969955.

Thompson CM, Young RR, Suh M, Dinesdurage HR, Elbekai RH, Harris MA, Rohr AC, Proctor DM. 2015. Assessment of the mutagenic potential of Cr(VI) in the oral mucosa of Big Blue® transgenic F344 rats. Environ Mol Mutagen 56(7):621-628; doi: 10.1002/em.21952. PMID: 26010270.

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.