2014
Acoustic neuroma: potential risk factors and audiometric surveillance in the aluminium industry
Taiwo O, Galusha D, Tessier-Sherman B, Kirsche S, Cantley L, Slade MD, Cullen MR, Donoghue AM. Acoustic neuroma: potential risk factors and audiometric surveillance in the aluminium industry. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2014, 71: 624. PMID: 25015928, PMCID: PMC4145445, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHearing conservation programAcoustic neuromaRisk factorsMultivariate analysisPossible occupational risk factorsSignificant risk factorsOccupational risk factorsAluminum production workersPotential risk factorsCase-control analysisInsurance claims dataUndiagnosed tumorsIncidental detectionPopulation of workersHearing lossAudiometric surveillanceClaims dataMedical surveillanceDetection biasBivariate analysisNoise dose
2013
Incident 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 matterFurther validation that claims data are a useful tool for epidemiologic research on hypertension
Tessier-Sherman B, Galusha D, Taiwo OA, Cantley L, Slade MD, Kirsche SR, Cullen MR. Further validation that claims data are a useful tool for epidemiologic research on hypertension. BMC Public Health 2013, 13: 51. PMID: 23331960, PMCID: PMC3565904, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-51.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClaims dataBlood pressureMedical chartsEpidemiologic researchMedical service claimsPresence of hypertensionStage 1 hypertensionStage 2 hypertensionDiagnosis of hypertensionBlood pressure valuesRegular physical examinationService claims dataAdministrative claims dataChronic disease etiologyHypertension casesPhysical examinationPotential confoundersClaims algorithmHypertensionService claimsGold standardDisease etiologyNormotensivesSpecificity valuesFurther validation