2017
Occupational noise exposure and risk of hypertension in an industrial workforce
Tessier‐Sherman B, Galusha D, Cantley LF, Cullen MR, Rabinowitz PM, Neitzel RL. Occupational noise exposure and risk of hypertension in an industrial workforce. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 2017, 60: 1031-1038. PMID: 28940215, PMCID: PMC5690872, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccupational noise exposureRisk of hypertensionIncident hypertensionNoise exposureHazard ratioAdjusted hazard ratioProportional hazards modelAverage noise exposure levelsInception cohortIncreased riskNoise exposure levelsHearing protection devicesHypertension diagnosisOccupational noiseHypertensionHazards modelExposure levelsJob historyFurther assessmentAdministrative datasetsRiskCommunity noise exposureExposureWorkers' useAcuity
2014
Does tinnitus, hearing asymmetry, or hearing loss predispose to occupational injury risk?
Cantley LF, Galusha D, Cullen MR, Dixon-Ernst C, Tessier-Sherman B, Slade MD, Rabinowitz PM, Neitzel RL. Does tinnitus, hearing asymmetry, or hearing loss predispose to occupational injury risk? International Journal Of Audiology 2014, 54: s30-s36. PMID: 25549168, PMCID: PMC4342233, DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2014.981305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-frequency hearing lossFrequency hearing lossLow-frequency hearing lossHearing lossAcute injury riskInjury riskNoise exposureAsymmetrical hearing lossHistory of tinnitusAmbient noise exposureOccupational injury riskRetrospective analysisTinnitusInjury predictorsRisk workersRiskCohortPredictorsExposureMaintenance workersPredisposeComplete recordsWorkersCareful examination
2013
Development of a job-exposure matrix for exposure to total and fine particulate matter in the aluminum industry
Noth EM, Dixon-Ernst C, Liu S, Cantley L, Tessier-Sherman B, Eisen EA, Cullen MR, Hammond SK. Development of a job-exposure matrix for exposure to total and fine particulate matter in the aluminum industry. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2013, 24: 89-99. PMID: 24022670, PMCID: PMC4067135, DOI: 10.1038/jes.2013.53.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJob-exposure matrixOccupational exposureHigh occupational exposureTPM exposureCardiovascular diseaseEpidemiologic studiesExposure groupPM2.5 exposureExposure metricsPM2.5 exposure concentrationsHealth impactsPersonal monitoringTPM concentrationsExposure concentrationsExposureFine particulate matterTPM samplesAerodynamic diameterTotal PMMean PM2.5 concentrationsDiseaseIncident ischemic heart disease and recent occupational exposure to particulate matter in an aluminum cohort
Costello S, Brown DM, Noth EM, Cantley L, Slade MD, Tessier-Sherman B, Hammond SK, Eisen EA, Cullen MR. Incident ischemic heart disease and recent occupational exposure to particulate matter in an aluminum cohort. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2013, 24: 82-88. PMID: 23982120, PMCID: PMC4045503, DOI: 10.1038/jes.2013.47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic heart diseaseIncident ischemic heart diseaseHazard ratioRecent exposureHeart diseaseHealthy worker survivor effectRecent occupational exposureImportant risk factorMedical claims dataIHD incidenceCardiovascular eventsProspective studyAluminum workersRisk factorsSurvivor effectOccupational exposureClaims dataCumulative exposureSecond quartilePM2.5 exposureCohortDiseaseExposureIncidenceFine particulate matter