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Body Mass Index, Playing Position, Race, and the Cardiovascular Mortality of Retired Professional Football Players by Baron, Sherry L., MD, Hein, Misty J., PhD, Lehman, Everett, MS, Gersic, Christine M

“…Concern exists about cardiovascular disease (CVD) in professional football players. We examined whether playing position and size influence CVD mortality in…”
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Trajectories of precarious employment and the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke among middle-aged workers in Sweden: A register-based cohort study by Matilla-Santander, Nuria, Muntaner, Carles, Kreshpaj, Bertina, Gunn, Virginia, Jonsson, Johanna, Kokkinen, Lauri, Selander, Jenny, Baron, Sherry L, Orellana, Cecilia, Östergren, Per-Olof, Hemmingsson, Tomas, Wegman, David H., Bodin, Theo

“…The aim is to identify trajectories of precarious employment (PE) over time in Sweden to examine associations of these with the subsequent risk of myocardial…”
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Surveillance of occupational health disparities: Challenges and opportunities by Souza, Kerry, Steege, Andrea L., Baron, Sherry L.

“…Increasingly, the occupational health community is turning its attention to the effects of work on previously underserved populations, and researchers have…”
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Neurodegenerative causes of death among retired National Football League players by LEHMAN, Everett J, HEIN, Misty J, BARON, Sherry L, GERSIC, Christine M

“…To analyze neurodegenerative causes of death, specifically Alzheimer disease (AD), Parkinson disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), among a cohort…”
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Work as a Root Cause of Home Health Workers' Poor Health by Baron, Sherry L, Tsui, Emma K, Quinn, Margaret M

“…In the December issue of AJPH, Sterling et al. report on data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System highlighting the physical and mental health…”
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Symptoms, respirator use, and pulmonary function changes among New York City firefighters responding to the World Trade Center disaster by Feldman, Debra M, Baron, Sherry L, Bernard, Bruce P, Lushniak, Boris D, Banauch, Gisela, Arcentales, Nicole, Kelly, Kerry J, Prezant, David J

“…New York City firefighters responding to the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster on September 11, 2001, were exposed to numerous hazards. A medical screening…”
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Worksite Health Promotion for Low-Wage Workers: A Scoping Literature Review by Stiehl, Emily, Shivaprakash, Namrata, Thatcher, Esther, Ornelas, India J., Kneipp, Shawn, Baron, Sherry L., Muramatsu, Naoko

“…Objective: To determine: (1) What research has been done on health promotion interventions for low-wage workers and (2) what factors are associated with…”
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Promoting integrated approaches to reducing health inequities among low-income workers: Applying a social ecological framework by Baron, Sherry L., Beard, Sharon, Davis, Letitia K., Delp, Linda, Forst, Linda, Kidd-Taylor, Andrea, Liebman, Amy K., Linnan, Laura, Punnett, Laura, Welch, Laura S.

“…Background Nearly one of every three workers in the United States is low‐income. Low‐income populations have a lower life expectancy and greater rates of…”
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Exploring Mentorship in Union and Non-Union Occupational Safety and Health Training Programs by Cuervo, Isabel, Fitch, Ashlee, Stein, Diane, Baron, Sherry L.

“…Few studies have explored mentorship's value in occupational safety and health (OSH) training that focuses on worker empowerment in blue-collar occupations…”
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The Proportion of Work-Related Emergency Department Visits Not Expected to Be Paid by Workers' Compensation: Implications for Occupational Health Surveillance, Research, Policy, and Health Equity by Groenewold, Matthew R., Baron, Sherry L.

“…Objective To examine trends in the proportion of work‐related emergency department visits not expected to be paid by workers' compensation during 2003–2006,…”
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Examining occupational health and safety disparities using national data: A cause for continuing concern by Steege, Andrea L., Baron, Sherry L., Marsh, Suzanne M., Menéndez, Cammie Chaumont, Myers, John R.

“…Background Occupational status, a core component of socioeconomic status, plays a critical role in the well‐being of U.S. workers. Identifying work‐related…”
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Measuring the Impact of Disasters Using Publicly Available Data: Application to Hurricane Sandy (2012) by Mongin, Steven J, Baron, Sherry L, Schwartz, Rebecca M, Liu, Bian, Taioli, Emanuela, Kim, Hyun

“…The unexpected nature of disasters leaves little time or resources for organized health surveillance of the affected population, and even less for those who…”
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Experiences of insecurity among non-standard workers across different welfare states: A qualitative cross-country study by Bosmans, Kim, Vignola, Emilia F., Álvarez-López, Valentina, Julià, Mireia, Ahonen, Emily Q., Bolíbar, Mireia, Gutiérrez-Zamora, Mariana, Ivarsson, Lars, Kvart, Signild, Muntaner, Carles, O'Campo, Patricia, Ruiz, Marisol E., Vänerhagen, Kristian, Cuervo, Isabel, Davis, Letitia, Diaz, Ignacio, Escrig-Piñol, Astrid, Gunn, Virginia, Lewchuk, Wayne, Östergren, Per-Olof, Padrosa, Eva, Vílchez, David, Vives, Alejandra, Vos, Mattias, Zaupa, Alessandro, Bodin, Theo, Baron, Sherry L.

“…In recent decades, economic crises and political reforms focused on employment flexibilization have increased the use of non-standard employment (NSE)…”
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Hustle: Experiences of making work ‘work’ for non-standard and precariously employed workers in New York City by Cuervo, Isabel, Vignola, Emilia F., Ahonen, Emily Q., Davis, Letitia, Bodin, Theo, Baron, Sherry L.

“…Non-standard employment (NSE) has negative implications for workers' health. As part of a larger comparative case study, this article explores US-based…”
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Introduction to a special issue: Eliminating health and safety inequities at work by Baron, Sherry L., Steege, Andrea L., Hughes Jr, Joseph T., Beard, Sharon D.

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Alice Hamilton (1869-1970): mother of US occupational medicine by Baron, Sherry L, Brown, Theodore M

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Nonfatal work-related injuries and illnesses - United States, 2010 by Baron, Sherry L, Steege, Andrea L, Marsh, Suzanne M, Menéndez, Cammie Chaumont, Myers, John R

“…In 2012, the U.S. civilian labor force comprised an estimated 155 million workers. Although employment can contribute positively to a worker's physical and…”
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Injuries in Child Laborers in the Informal Sector in Mexico City, Mexico, 1997 by Baron, Sherry L.

“…Baron discusses the public health issues surrounding child labor in Mexico City, Mexico. The growth of the informal employment sector throughout the developing…”
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Author response by Lehman, Everett J, Hein, Misty J, Baron, Sherry L, Gersic, Christine M

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Fatal work-related injuries - United States, 2005-2009 by Marsh, Suzanne M, Menéndez, Cammie Chaumont, Baron, Sherry L, Steege, Andrea L, Myers, John R

“…In 2012, the U.S. civilian labor force comprised an estimated 155 million workers. Although employment can contribute positively to a worker's physical and…”
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