2025
Sinusitis and rhinitis among US veterans deployed to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan after September 11, 2001
Maccarone J, Redlich C, Timmons A, Korpak A, Smith N, Nakayama K, Baird C, Ciminera P, Kheradmand F, Fan V, Hart J, Koutrakis P, Kuschner W, Ioachimescu O, Jerrett M, Montgrain P, Proctor S, Wendt C, Wongtrakool C, Wan E, Blanc P, Garshick E. Sinusitis and rhinitis among US veterans deployed to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan after September 11, 2001. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology Global 2025, 4: 100367. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacig.2024.100367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds ratioIncreased risk of rhinitisVeterans Affairs (VA) medical centersExposure categoriesInterviewer-administered questionnaireRisk of rhinitisPost-9/11 veteransPost-deployment veteransPost-deploymentAssociated with rhinitisDeployment-related exposuresDeployment exposuresSelf-reportLogistic regressionVeteransMedical CenterIncreased riskSmokingParticipantsClinical evaluationOrdinal scoresPost-9/11Duration of exposureRhinitisToxicant exposure
2023
Occupational Risk Factors for SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity in Healthcare Workers
Fazen L, Abad Q, Smith R, Santiago R, Liu J, Wisnewski A, Redlich C. Occupational Risk Factors for SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity in Healthcare Workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2023, 65: 521-528. PMID: 36893070, PMCID: PMC10227858, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare workersRisk factorsSARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin GSARS-CoV-2 seropositivityMultivariable-adjusted logistic regressionCox proportional hazards modelVaccine-induced immunityCOVID-19 risk factorsOccupational risk factorsLongitudinal cohort studyProportional hazards modelOccupational health interventionsRole of physiciansCOVID-19 riskCohort studyHazards modelHealth interventionsInternal medicineLogistic regressionResident physiciansImmunoglobulin GPhysiciansCOVID-19 pandemicSeropositivityVaccination
2015
Risk factors for merchant seafarer repatriation due to injury or illness at sea
Lefkowitz RY, Slade MD, Redlich CA. Risk factors for merchant seafarer repatriation due to injury or illness at sea. International Maritime Health 2015, 66: 61-66. PMID: 26119673, DOI: 10.5603/imh.2015.0016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsLogistic regressionModifiable risk factorsSignificant risk factorsFrequent causeGastrointestinal illnessSerious outcomesIllness casesBack injuriesInjuryIllnessSeafarer injuryTelemedicine databaseMajor causeStudy periodDescriptive statisticsYear periodFuture studiesCauseFactorsRegressionCohortStudy“Injury, illness, and work restriction in merchant seafarers”
Lefkowitz RY, Slade MD, Redlich CA. “Injury, illness, and work restriction in merchant seafarers”. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 2015, 58: 688-696. PMID: 25939921, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22459.Peer-Reviewed Original Research