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Fitch MS, Thiese MS, Wood EM, Kapellusch JM, Hegmann KT (2020). The Coexistence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Workers With Trigger Digit. Hand (N Y), 1558944719893048.
Phan LT, Sweeney D, Maita D, Moritz DC, Bleasdale SC, Jones RM, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program (2019). Respiratory viruses on personal protective equipment and bodies of healthcare workers. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 40(12), 1356-1360.
Cox AL, Handy RG, Thiese MS, Sleeth DK (2018). Development of an Empirical Formula for Describing Human Inhalability of Airborne Particles at Low Wind Speeds and Calm Air. Ann Work Expo Health, 63(9), 1046-1060.
Allen JA, Reiter-Palmon R, Kennel V, Jones KJ (2018). Group and Organizational Safety Norms Set the Stage for Good Post-Fall Huddles. J Leadersh Organ Stud, 26(4), 465-475.
Okorie O, Thiese MS, Murtaugh MA, Sheng X, Handy R, Hegmann K (2020). Relationships Between Poor Health and Calories From Fat Among Commercial Truck Drivers. J Occup Environ Med, 61(11), 944-948.
Haggerty L, Reischl U, Handy R, Adams K, Sleeth D, Schaefer C (2020). The Thermodynamics of Indoor Air Pollution: A Pilot Study Emulating Traditional Kenyan Homesteads. Sustain Cities Soc, 53.
Jones KJ, Skinner A, Venema D, Crowe J, High R, Kennel V, Allen J, Reiter-Palmon R (2019). Evaluating the use of multiteam systems to manage the complexity of inpatient falls in rural hospitals. Health Serv Res, 54(5), 994-1006.
Cheng M, Thiese MS, Wood EM, Kapellusch J, Foster J, Drury D, Merryweather A, Hegmann KT, BackWorks Study Team (2019). Relationship Between Opioid Use and Pain Severity Ratings in Workers With Low Back Pain. J Occup Environ Med, 61(10), 836-840.
Zietsman M, Phan LT, Jones RM (2019). Potential for occupational exposures to pathogens during bronchoscopy procedures. J Occup Environ Hyg, 16(10), 707-716.
Cheng, Melissa and Phillips, Andrew (2019). "Ladder Safety in the Workplace." A 3-minutes instructional video for employees and employers on how to properly set-up and use a ladder at work to stay safe. .
Phan LT, Maita D, Mortiz DC, Bleasdale SC, Jones RM (2019). Environmental Contact and Self-contact Patterns of Healthcare Workers: Implications for Infection Prevention and Control. Clin Infect Dis, 69(Supplement_3), S178-S184.
Blaisdell J, Turyk ME, Almberg KS, Jones RM, Stayner LT (2019). Prenatal exposure to nitrate in drinking water and the risk of congenital anomalies. Environ Res, 176, 108553.
Phillips H, Handy RG, Sleeth DK, Thiese M, Schaefer C (Accepted). Taking the “LEED” in indoor air quality: Does certification result in healthier buildings? Journal of Green Building.
Weber RT, Phan LT, Fritzen-Pedicini C, Jones RM (2019). Environmental and Personal Protective Equipment Contamination during Simulated Healthcare Activities. Ann Work Expo Health, 63(7), 784-796.
Cox, A, Handy RG, Thiese M, Sleeth DK (2019). Development of an Empirical Formula for Describing Human Inhalability of Airborne Particles at Low Wind Speeds and Calm Air. Ann Work Expo Health, 63(9), 1046-1060.
Phillips AL, Thiese MS, Freeman M, Kartchner R, Hegmann KT (2019). Implementation of an Opioid Guideline Impacts on Opioid Prescriptions, Adverse Outcomes, and an Association with a State Opioid-Related Fatalities. J Occup Environ Med, 61(8), 653-658.
Phillips AL, Thiese MS, Freeman M, Kartchner R, Hegmann KT (2019). Implementation of an Opioid Guideline Impacts on Opioid Prescriptions, Adverse Outcomes, and an Association with a State Opioid-Related Fatalities. J Occup Environ Med, 61(8), 653-658.
Phan LT, Maita D, Mortiz DC, Weber R, Fritzen-Pedicini C, Bleasdale SC, Jones RM, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program (2019). Personal protective equipment doffing practices of healthcare workers. J Occup Environ Hyg, 16(8), 575-581.
Bleasdale SC, Sikka MK, Moritz DC, Fritzen-Pedicini C, Stiehl E, Brosseau LM, Jones RM (2019). Experience of Chicagoland acute care hospitals in preparing for Ebola virus disease, 2014-2015. J Occup Environ Hyg, 16(8), 582-591.
Jones RM, Bleasdale SC, Maita D, Brosseau LM, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program (2019). A systematic risk-based strategy to select personal protective equipment for infectious diseases. (Epub ahead of print) Am J Infect Control.
Cheng, M, Thiese MS, Wood, EM, Kapellusch, J, Drury, D, Merryweather, A, Hegmann, KT (2019). Relationship between opioid use and pain severity rating in workers with low back pain. . Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001673.
Huang YK, Hanneke R, Jones RM (2019). Bibliometric analysis of cardiometabolic disorders studies involving NO2, PM2.5 and noise exposure. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 877.
Borsh FB, Sleeth DK, Handy RG, Pahler LF, Andrews R, Ashley K (2019). Evaluation of a 25-mm Disposable Sampler Relative to the Inhalable Aerosol Convention. J Occup Environ Hyg, 16(9), 634-642.
Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Doxey R (2019). Reply to Franzblau et al. J Occup Environ Med, 61(6), e302-e303.
Owens JD, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Phillips AL (2019). Impacts of Adherence to Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines for the Management of Acute Low Back Pain on Costs of Worker's Compensation Claims. J Occup Environ Med, 61(6), 445-452.
Owens JD, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Phillips AL (2019). Impacts of Adherence to Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines for the Management of Acute Low Back Pain on Costs of Worker's Compensation Claims. J Occup Environ Med, 61(6), 445-452.
Owens JD, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Phillips AL (2019). Impacts of Adherence to Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines for the Management of Acute Low Back Pain on Costs of Worker's Compensation Claims. J Occup Environ Med, 61(6), 445-452.
Ferguson SA, Merryweather A, Thiese MS, Hegmann KT, Lu ML, Kapellusch JM, Marras WS (2019). Prevalence of low back pain, seeking medical care, and lost time due to low back pain among manual material handling workers in the United States. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 20(1), 243.
Cheng, Melissa and Phillips, Andrew (2019). "How to survive an active shooter in the workplace." This is a 7-minute educational video for employers and employees when encountered with an active shooter situation and to facilitate safety culture change at work. .
Fritzen-Pedicini C, Bleasdale SC, Brosseau LM, Moritz D, Sikka M, Stiehl E, Jones RM, CDC Prevention Epicenter Program (2019). Utilizing the focused conversation method in qualitative public health research: a team-based approach. BMC Health Serv Res, 19(1), 306.
Collingwood S, Zmoos J, Pahler LF, Wong B, Sleeth DK, Handy R (2019). Investigating Measurement Variation of Modified Low-Cost Particle Sensors. J Aerosol Sci, 135, 21-32.
Mroz JE, Landowski N, Allen JA, Fernandez C (2019). Organizational Meeting Orientation: Setting the Stage for Team Success or Failure Over Time. Front Psychol, 10, 812.
Petersen R, Hallar GA, McCubbin I, Ogren J, Andrews B, Lowenthal D, Gorder R, Purcell R, Sleeth DK, Novosselov I (2019). Numerical, Wind-Tunnel, and Atmospheric Evaluation of a Turbulent Ground-Based Inlet Sampling System. Aerosol Sci Tech, 53(6), 712-727.
Cox A, Sleeth DK, Handy RG, Alaves, VM (2019). Characterization of CO and NO2 Exposures of Ice Skating Rink Maintenance Workers. J Occup Environ Hyg, 16(2), 101-108.
Clingenpeel S, Handy RG, Pahler LF, Sleeth DK (2019). A Comparative Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Wipe Sampling Materials to Remove Beryllium from Differently Textured Surfaces Using Zinc Oxide as a Surrogate. J Chem Health Saf, 26(1), 15-22.
Almberg KS, Turyk ME, Jones RM, Rankin K, Freels S, Stayner LT (2018). Atrazine Contamination of Drinking Water and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Community Water Systems with Elevated Atrazine in Ohio, 2006⁻2008. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 15(9).
Gibson JL, Payne SC, Morgan WB, Allen JA (2018). The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology's guidelines for education and training: An executive summary of the 2016/2017 revision. Am Psychol, 73(5), 678-682.
Su YM, Jones RM (2017). Recipes for simulated vomitus. J Infect Prev, 19(3), 141-143.
Allen JA, Reiter-Palmon R, Crowe J, Scott C (2018). Debriefs: Teams learning from doing in context. Am Psychol, 73(4), 504-516.
Vercellino RJ, Sleeth DK, Handy RG, Min KT, Collingwood SC (2018). Laboratory Evaluation of a Low-cost, Real-time, Aerosol Multi-Sensor. J Occup Environ Hyg, 15(7), 559-567.
Phan L, Su YM, Weber R, Fritzen-Pedicini C, Edomwande O, Jones RM, CDC Epicenter Prevention Program (2017). Environmental and body contamination from cleaning vomitus in a health care setting: A simulation study. Am J Infect Control, 46(4), 397-401.
Jones RM, Xia Y (2017). Annual Burden of Occupationally-Acquired Influenza Infections in Hospitals and Emergency Departments in the United States. Risk Anal, 38(3), 442-453.
DeFlorio-Barker S, Wing C, Jones RM, Dorevitch S (2018). Estimate of incidence and cost of recreational waterborne illness on United States surface waters. Environ Health, 17(1), 3.
Jones RM, Burstyn I (2017). A conceptual model for take-home workplace exposures. J Occup Environ Hyg, 15(1), D8-D11.
Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Greaves WW, Das R, McKenzie JG, Sinclair DR II (2018). Work-relatedness. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Work-relatedness (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Stewart-Patterson CH, Els C, Zipper R (2018). Independent Medical Examinations and Consultations. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Independent Medical Examinations and Consultations (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
Lehmann-Willenbrock N, Allen JA (2017). Modeling Temporal Interaction Dynamics in Organizational Settings. J Bus Psychol, 33(3), 325-344.
Su YM, Phan L, Edomwande O, Weber R, Bleasdale SC, Brosseau LM, Fritzen-Pedicini C, Sikka M, Jones RM, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program (2017). Contact patterns during cleaning of vomitus: A simulation study. Am J Infect Control, 45(12), 1312-1317.
Thiese MS, Walker S, Lindsey J (2017). Truths, lies, and statistics. J Thorac Dis, 9(10), 4117-4124.
Boregowda S, Handy R, Sleeth D, Riches N (2017). Using Thermodynamic Degradation Approach to Quantify Human Stress Response. Journal of Thermodynamics, ID:7546823, 5 pages.
Almberg KS, Turyk ME, Jones RM, Rankin K, Freels S, Graber JM, Stayner LT (2017). Arsenic in drinking water and adverse birth outcomes in Ohio. Environ Res, 157, 52-59.
Pahler LF, McKenzie-Smith D, Handy RG, Sleeth DK (2018). Development of Custom Calibration Factors for Respirable Silica Using Standard Methods Compared to Photometric Monitoring Data. J Chem Health Saf, 25(1), 27-35.
Thorsen M, Handy R, Sleeth DK, Thiese M, Riches N (2017). A Comparison Study Between Previous and Current Shoreline Concentrations of Heavy Metals at the Great Salt Lake Using Portable X-Ray Fluorescence. Hum Ecol Risk Assess, 23(8), 1941-1954.
Jones RM, Burstyn I (2016). Bayesian Analysis of Occupational Exposure Data with Conjugate Priors. Ann Work Expo Health, 61(5), 504-514.
Phan LT, Jones RM (2017). Chicago transit authority train noise exposure. J Occup Environ Hyg, 14(6), D86-D91.
Simons AK, Handy RG, Sleeth DK, Pahler LF, Thiese MS (2017). A Comparison Study Between Passive and Active Workplace Personal Air Monitoring Techniques for Airborne Isopropyl Alcohol Concentrations. J Chem Health Saf, 24(6), 36-43.
Jones RM (2016). Burden of Occupationally Acquired Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Healthcare Workers in the USA: A Risk Analysis. Ann Work Expo Health, 61(2), 141-151.
Stewart J, Sleeth DK, Handy RG, Pahler LF, Anthony TR, Volckens J (2017). Assessment of increased sampling pump flow rates in a disposable, inhalable aerosol sampler. J Occup Environ Hyg, 14(3), 207-213.
DeFlorio-Barker S, Wade TJ, Jones RM, Friedman LS, Wing C, Dorevitch S (2016). Estimated Costs of Sporadic Gastrointestinal Illness Associated with Surface Water Recreation: A Combined Analysis of Data from NEEAR and CHEERS Studies. Environ Health Perspect, 125(2), 215-222.
Lei H, Jones RM, Li Y (2017). Exploring surface cleaning strategies in hospital to prevent contact transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. BMC Infect Dis, 17(1), 85.
Stayner LT, Almberg K, Jones R, Graber J, Pedersen M, Turyk M (2016). Atrazine and nitrate in drinking water and the risk of preterm delivery and low birth weight in four Midwestern states. Environ Res, 152, 294-303.
Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Klees JE, Milek D, Ratliff DM, Regan L (2017). Initial Approach to Treatment (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (2017). Chronic Pain Guideline. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Chronic Pain Guidelines (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (2017). Traumatic Brain Injury. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Traumatic Brain Injury (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Blais BR, Anshel J, Glass L, Saito K (2017). Eye Disorders. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Eye Disorders (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
Kelly KE, Whitaker J, Petty A, Widmer C, Dybwad A, Sleeth DK, Martin R, and Butterfield A (2017). Ambient and Laboratory Evaluation of a Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensor. Environ Pollut, 221, 491-500.
Anthony TR, Cai C, Mehaffy J, Sleeth DK, Volckens J (2017). Performance of Prototype High-Flow Inhalable Dust Sampler in Livestock Production. J Occup Environ Hyg, 14(5), 313-322.
Jones RM, Burstyn I (2016). Cross-classified occupational exposure data. J Occup Environ Hyg, 13(9), 668-74.
Paccha B, Jones RM, Gibbs S, Kane MJ, Torremorell M, Neira-Ramirez V, Rabinowitz PM (2016). Modeling risk of occupational zoonotic influenza infection in swine workers. J Occup Environ Hyg, 13(8), 577-87.
Bulka CM, Jones RM, Turyk ME, Stayner LT, Argos M (2016). Arsenic in drinking water and prostate cancer in Illinois counties: An ecologic study. Environ Res, 148, 450-456.
Sleeth DK, Balthaser SA, Collingwood S, Larson RR (2016). Estimation of the Human Extrathoracic Deposition Fraction of Inhaled Particles Using a Polyurethane Foam Collection Substrate in an IOM Sampler.LID - 10.3390/ijerph13030292 [doi]LID - E292 [pii]. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 13(3).
Boregowda S, Handy R, Sleeth D, Merryweather A (2017). Constructal Model of Fitts's Law to Predict Speed-Accuracy Trade-off. International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, 12(1), 44-54.
Boregowda S, Handy R, Sleeth D, Merryweather A (2016). Physiological Entropy Generation as a Metric to Characterize Human System Stress Response. Journal of Thermodynamics, 2016(ID:4932710), 8 pages.
Tomyn RL, Sleeth DK, Thiese MS, Larson RR (2016). The effects of neutralized particles on the sampling efficiency of polyurethane foam used to estimate the extrathoracic deposition fraction. J Occup Environ Hyg, 13(2), 133-40.
Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Klees JE, Glass LS, Milek D, Ratliff DM, Regan L (2016). General Approach to Initial Assessment and Documentation. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), General Approach to Initial Assessment and Documentation (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
Dell LD, Gallagher AE, Crawford L, Jones RM, Mundt KA (2015). Authors' Response to Dr. Morfeld. [Letter to the editor]. J Occup Environ Med, 58(1), e23.
Jones RM, Xia Y (2015). Occupational exposures to influenza among healthcare workers in the United States. J Occup Environ Hyg, 13(3), 213-22.
Litow, Francesca K MD, MPH, Lee Petsonk, Edward MD, CM, Bohnker, Bruce K MD, MPH, Brodkin, Carl A MD, MPH, Cowl, Clayton T MD, MS, Guidotti, Tee L MD, MPH, Harber, Philip MD, MPH, Biggs, Jeremy J MD, MSPH, Hegmann, Kurt T MD, MPH (November 2015). Occupational Interstitial Lung Diseases. J Occup Environ Med, 57(11), 1250-1254.
Jones RM, Dell L, Torres C, Simmons CE, Poole J, Boelter FW, Harper P (2015). Author Response to Drs Paek and Gassert. [Letter to the editor]. J Occup Environ Med, 57(11), e144-5.
Payne RL, Alaves VM, Larson RR, Sleeth DK (2016). An Evaluation of Diesel Particulate Matter in Fire Station Vehicle Garages and Living Quarters. J Chem Health Saf, 23(4), 26-31.
Dorevitch S, DeFlorio-Barker S, Jones RM, Liu L (2015). Water quality as a predictor of gastrointestinal illness following incidental contact water recreation. Water Res, 83, 94-103.
Sleeth DK, Pahler LF, and Larson RR (2016). A Comparison of Direct-Reading Instruments for the Measurement of Hexavalent Chromium during Stainless Steel Welding. J Chem Health Saf, 23(3), 36-42.
Jolly AT, Kells JE, Pacheco KA, Guidotti TL, Kpen HM, Biggs JJ, Hyman KH, Bohnker BK, Thiese, MS, Hegmann KT, Harber P (October 2015). Work-Related Asthma. J Occup Environ Med, 57(10), 121-9.
Anthony TR, Sleeth DK, Volckens J (2016). Sampling Efficiency of Modified 37-mm Sampling Cassettes using Computational Fluid Dynamics. J Occup Environ Hyg, 13(2), 148-158.
Dell LD, Gallagher AE, Crawford L, Jones RM, Mundt KA (2015). Cohort Study of Carbon Black Exposure and Risk of Malignant and Nonmalignant Respiratory Disease Mortality in the US Carbon Black Industry. J Occup Environ Med, 57(9), 984-97.
LOrange C, Anderson K, Sleeth DK, Anthony TR, Volckens J (2016). A Simple and Disposable Sampler for Inhalable Aerosol. Ann Occup Hyg, 60(2), 150-160.
Jones RM, Dell L, Torres C, Simmons CE, Poole J, Boelter FW, Harper P (2015). Exposure Reconstruction and Risk Analysis for Six Semiconductor Workers With Lymphohematopoietic Cancers. J Occup Environ Med, 57(6), 649-58.
Jones RM, Brosseau LM (2015). Aerosol transmission of infectious disease. J Occup Environ Med, 57(5), 501-8.
Jones RM, Su YM (2015). Dose-response models for selected respiratory infectious agents: Bordetella pertussis, group a Streptococcus, rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial virus. BMC Infect Dis, 15, 90.
Bao SS, Kapellusch JM, Garg A, Silverstein BA, Harris-Adamson C, Burt SE, Dale AM, Evanoff BA, Gerr FE, Hegmann KT, Merlino LA, Thiese MS, Rempel DM (2014). Developing a pooled job physical exposure data set from multiple independent studies: an example of a consortium study of carpal tunnel syndrome. Occup Environ Med, 72(2), 130-7.
Hegmann KT, Travis R, Belcourt RM et al (2015). Low Back Disorders. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Low Back Disorders (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
Hegmann KT, Travis R, Andersson GBJ et al Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (2015). Cervical and Thoracic Spine Disorders. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Cervical and Thoracic Spine Disorders (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2015). Occupational Insterstitial Lung Diseases. In Amercian College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd). Elk Grove: ACOEM/Reed Group.
Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2015). Occupational Asthma. In ACOEM (Ed.), Amercian College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd). Elk Grove Village: ACEOM.
Hegmann KT, Melhorn JM, Ausfahl J, Freshwater R, Prezzia CP, Rempel DM, Roll SC, Rollins AJ, Werner RA, Zaremski J, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (2015). Hand, Wrist, Forearm Disorders. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Hand, Wrist, Forearm Disorders (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
Cook DM, Sleeth DK, Thiese MS, Larson RR (2015). A comparison of the closed-face cassette at different orientations while measuring total particles. J Occup Environ Hyg, 12(3), 199-204.
Lopez R, Lacey SE, Jones RM (2015). Application of a two-zone model to estimate medical laser-generated particulate matter exposures. J Occup Environ Hyg, 12(5), 309-13.
Jones RM, Stayner LT, Demirtas H (2014). Multiple imputation for assessment of exposures to drinking water contaminants: evaluation with the Atrazine Monitoring Program. Environ Res, 134, 466-73.
Jones RM, Nicas M (2014). Experimental evaluation of a Markov multizone model of particulate contaminant transport. Ann Occup Hyg, 58(8), 1032-45.
Jones RM, Nicas M (2014). Benchmarking of a Markov multizone model of contaminant transport. Ann Occup Hyg, 58(8), 1018-31.
Almberg KS, Turyk M, Jones RM, Anderson R, Graber J, Banda E, Waller LA, Gibson R, Stayner LT (2014). A study of adverse birth outcomes and agricultural land use practices in Missouri. Environ Res, 134, 420-6.
Cheng M (2014). Evidence-Based Medicine: Determining Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials. AMA Guides Newsletter ((Aug 2014), pp. 3-5). American Medical Association.
National Childrens Study Placenta Consortium, Nanes JA, Xia Y, Dassanayake RMAPS, Jones RM, Li A, Stodgell CJ, Walker C, Szabo S, Leuthner S, Durkin MS, Moye J, Miller RK (2014). Selected persistent organic pollutants in human placental tissue from the United States. Chemosphere, 106, 20-27.
Cross J, Larson RR, Pahler LF, Sleeth DK (2014). Evaluation of the Use of an SKC Button Inhalable Aerosol Sampler with a Grimm Aerosol Monitor to Determine Air Concentrations of Subtilisin. J Chem Health Saf, 21(6), 4-13.
Yavuz BM, Jones RM, DeFlorio-Barker S, Vannoy E, Dorevitch S (2014). Receiver-operating characteristics analysis: a new approach to predicting the presence of pathogens in surface waters. Environ Sci Technol, 48(10), 5628-35.
Nieh C, Dorevitch S, Liu LC, Jones RM (2014). Evaluation of imputation methods for microbial surface water quality studies. Environ Sci Process Impacts, 16(5), 1145-53.
Jones RM, Graber JM, Anderson R, Rockne K, Turyk M, Stayner LT (2013). Community drinking water quality monitoring data: utility for public health research and practice. J Public Health Manag Pract, 20(2), 210-9.
Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Wood EM, Garg A, Kapellusch JM, Foster J, Biggs J, Edwards H, Wertsch J, Kendall R (2014). Impacts of differences in epidemiological case definitions on prevalence for upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders. Hum Factors, 56(1), 191-202.
Thiese MS, Hegmann KT, Wood EM, Garg A, Moore JS, Kapellusch JM, Foster J, Greene T, Stoddard G, Biggs J (2014). Low-back pain ratings for lifetime, 1-month period, and point prevalences in a large occupational population. Hum Factors, 56(1), 86-97.
Fechser M, Alaves VM, Larson RR, Sleeth DK (2014). Evaluation of Respirable Crystalline Silica in High School Ceramics Classrooms. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 11(2), 1250-1260.
Torres C, Jones R, Boelter F, Poole J, Dell L, Harper P (2013). A model to systematically employ professional judgment in the Bayesian Decision Analysis for a semiconductor industry exposure assessment. J Occup Environ Hyg, 11(6), 343-53.
Lippert JF, Lacey SE, Jones RM (2014). Modeled occupational exposures to gas-phase medical laser-generated air contaminants. J Occup Environ Hyg, 11(11), 722-7.
Young DB, Jones RM (2013). Analytical performance issues: quantifying response time in carbon monoxide monitors to produce high-resolution measurements. J Occup Environ Hyg, 11(1), D17-9.
Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Opioid Guidelines. In Amercian College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd). Elk Grove Village: ACOEM.
Nield CP, Sleeth DK, Larson RR, Thiese MS (2014). Particle Size Selective Sampling of Airborne Arsenic during Electroplating Operations. J Chem Health Saf, 21(1), 15-20.
Jones RM, Adida E (2012). Selecting nonpharmaceutical interventions for influenza. Risk Anal, 33(8), 1473-88.
Shogan BD, Smith DP, Packman AI, Kelley ST, Landon EM, Bhangar S, Vora GJ, Jones RM, Keegan K, Stephens B, Ramos T, Kirkup BC Jr, Levin H, Rosenthal M, Foxman B, Chang EB, Siegel J, Cobey S, An G, Alverdy JC, Olsiewski PJ, Martin MO, Marrs R, Hernandez M, Christley S, Morowitz M, Weber S, Gilbert J (2013). The Hospital Microbiome Project: Meeting report for the 2nd Hospital Microbiome Project, Chicago, USA, January 15(th), 2013. Stand Genomic Sci, 8(3), 571-9.
KSL (2013). Center researches safety hazards at Utah workplaces [Web]. Salt Lake City, UT. Available: http://www.ksl.com/?sid=25782310&nid=148&title=center-researches-safety-hazards-in-utah-work-environments.
Sleeth DK (2013). The impact of particle size selective sampling methods on occupational assessment of airborne beryllium particulates. Environ Sci Process Impacts, 15(5), 898-903.
Knight JL, Sleeth DK, Larson RR, Pahler LF (2013). An analysis of OSHA inspections assessing contaminant exposures in general medical and surgical hospitals. Workplace Health Saf, 61(4), 153-60.
Jones RM, Liu L, Dorevitch S (2012). Hydrometeorological variables predict fecal indicator bacteria densities in freshwater: data-driven methods for variable selection. Environ Monit Assess, 185(3), 2355-66.
Thiese MS, Hegmann KT, Wood EM, Biggs JJ (01/2013). Impacts of Differences in Epidemiological Case Definitions on Prevalence for Upper-Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders. Hum Factors Ergon Manuf.
Thiese MS, Hughes M, Biggs J (2013). Electrical stimulation for chronic non-specific low back pain in a working-age population: a 12-week double blinded randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 14, 117.
Alaves VM, Sleeth DK, Thiese MS, Larson RR (2013). Characterization of indoor air contaminants in a randomly selected set of commercial nail salons in Salt Lake County, Utah, USA. Int J Environ Health Res, 23(5), 419-33.
Sleeth DK, Vincent JH (2012). Performance study of personal inhalable aerosol samplers at ultra-low wind speeds. Ann Occup Hyg, 56(2), 207-20.
Jones RM, Adida E (2011). Influenza infection risk and predominate exposure route: uncertainty analysis. Risk Anal, 31(10), 1622-31.
Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Thiese MS (09/2011). Recommended Opioid Prescribing Practices for Use in Chronic Non-Malignant Pain: A Systematic Review of Treatment Guidelines. Journal of Managed Care Medicine, 14(3).
Jones RM, Simmons CE, Boelter FW (2011). Comparing two-zone models of dust exposure. J Occup Environ Hyg, 8(9), 513-9.
Transtrum MJ, Larson RR, Sleeth DK, Thiese MS (2011). Comparison of Real-Time and Traditional Monitoring Methods for Diesel Particulate Matter in Underground Mines: A Meta-Analysis. J Chem Health Saf, 19(3), 12-17.
Jones RM (2011). Critical review and uncertainty analysis of factors influencing influenza transmission. Risk Anal, 31(8), 1226-42.
Jones RM, Simmons C, Boelter F (2011). Development and evaluation of a semi-empirical two-zone dust exposure model for a dusty construction trade. J Occup Environ Hyg, 8(6), 337-48.
Sleeth DK, Vincent JH (2011). Proposed modification to the inhalable aerosol convention applicable to realistic workplace wind speeds. Ann Occup Hyg, 55(5), 476-84.
Simmons CE, Jones RM, Boelter FW (2011). Factors influencing dust exposure: finishing activities in drywall construction. J Occup Environ Hyg, 8(5), 324-36.
Cheng M (2010). Elbow. Worked to help write the ACOEM Practice Guidelines, is an evidence-based guidelines that is the gold standard in effective treatment of occupational injuries and illness, regarding occupationally related elbow pathology, such as medial and lateral epicondylitis. . In Dr. Kurt Hegmann (Ed.), Web (3rd edition). American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Online Journal.
ACOEM team (2010). Forearm. Worked to help write the ACOEM Practice Guidelines, is an evidence-based guidelines that is the gold standard in effective treatment of occupational injuries and illness, regarding occupationally related forearm pathology, such as radial tunnel syndrome. . American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Online Journal.
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