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
2015
Expert ratings of job demand and job control as predictors of injury and musculoskeletal disorder risk in a manufacturing cohort
Cantley LF, Tessier-Sherman B, Slade MD, Galusha D, Cullen MR. Expert ratings of job demand and job control as predictors of injury and musculoskeletal disorder risk in a manufacturing cohort. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2015, 73: 229. PMID: 26163544, PMCID: PMC4819649, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2015-102831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManufacturing cohortMusculoskeletal disorder riskRelative riskWorkplace exposuresMinor injuriesPhysical workplace exposuresPredictors of injuryPsychological demandsDisorder riskSerious injuriesPsychosocial workplace exposuresLow psychological demandJob controlPhysical demandsHigh psychological demandsRisk factorsMedical treatmentPsychological job demandsInjuryGreater riskWork restrictionsMSD riskCohortPsychosocial demandsWorkplace injuriesBladder Cancer Screening in Aluminum Smelter Workers
Taiwo OA, Slade MD, Cantley LF, Tessier-Sherman B, Galusha D, Kirsche SR, Donoghue AM, Cullen MR. Bladder Cancer Screening in Aluminum Smelter Workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2015, 57: 421-427. PMID: 25525927, PMCID: PMC4374722, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder cancerImmunoCyt/Predictive valueAluminum smelter workersStandardized incidence ratiosBladder cancer screeningNegative predictive valueCohort of workersPositive predictive valueIncidence ratiosCancer screeningContinued surveillanceInvasive testsSmelter workersConventional cytologyUrine analysisCancerCohortCytology
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