2024
A unified framework for assessing interaction effects among environmental exposures in epidemiologic studies: A case study on temperature, air pollution, and kidney-related conditions in New York state
Chu L, Chen K, Yang Z, Crowley S, Dubrow R. A unified framework for assessing interaction effects among environmental exposures in epidemiologic studies: A case study on temperature, air pollution, and kidney-related conditions in New York state. Environmental Research 2024, 248: 118324. PMID: 38301759, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAir pollutionMultiplicative interaction effectsNew York StateEstimated health burdenCase-crossover designEvaluation of effect modificationBi-variate associationsAssess interaction effectsConditional logistic modelMeasures of exposureInteraction effectsEffect modificationPollutionExposure variablesHealth burdenEpidemiological studiesEnvironmental exposuresLog-linear modelLogistic modelInteraction termsQuantitative frameworkAirCase studyExposureAlert system
1997
Occupational exposure to machining fluids and laryngeal cancer risk: Contrasting results using two separate control groups
Russi M, Dubrow R, Flannery J, Cullen M, Mayne S. Occupational exposure to machining fluids and laryngeal cancer risk: Contrasting results using two separate control groups. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 1997, 31: 166-171. PMID: 9028432, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199702)31:2<166::aid-ajim5>3.0.co;2-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral cancer controlLaryngeal cancer riskCancer controlLaryngeal cancerCancer riskFluid exposureDeath certificate-based case-control studyPopulation controlsConnecticut Tumor RegistryCase-control studyLaryngeal cancer casesGeneral population controlsSeparate control groupLevel of exposureTumor RegistryCancer casesOccupational exposureDeath certificatesControl groupUsual occupationDeath dataHigh exposureP-valueCancerExposure
1987
Cause‐specific mortality among Rhode Island Jewelry workers
Dubrow R, Gute D. Cause‐specific mortality among Rhode Island Jewelry workers. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 1987, 12: 579-593. PMID: 2961258, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.4700120511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver cancerAccidental poisoningDrug dependenceKidney diseaseJewelry workersElevated PMRCause-specific mortality patternsSpecific occupational exposuresCause-specific mortalityPeptic ulcerStomach cancerOccupational exposureDeath certificatesRenal toxinsExcess deathsSubcutaneous tissueCancerSocioeconomic statusDiseaseDrugsMortality patternsDeathExposurePoisoningLack of information
1986
Malignant melanoma in the printing industry
Dubrow R. Malignant melanoma in the printing industry. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 1986, 10: 119-126. PMID: 3752096, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.4700100203.Peer-Reviewed Original Research