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COVID-19 May Have Been Job Related for One Fourth of Diagnosed Adults by Paul Leigh, J

“…We catch COVID-19 from each other. The fewer people we encounter, the safer we will be. Our desire for fewer encounters was especially apparent in employment…”
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Economic Burden of Occupational Injury and Illness in the United States by LEIGH, J. PAUL

“…Context: The allocation of scarce health care resources requires a knowledge of disease costs. Whereas many studies of a variety of diseases are available, few…”
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Minimum wages and public health: A literature review by Paul Leigh, J., Leigh, Wesley A., Du, Juan

“…We evaluate evidence for the effectiveness of raising minimum wages on various measures of public health within the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe. We search…”
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Estimating Effects of Wages on Smoking Prevalence Using Labor Unions as Instrumental Variables by Leigh, J. Paul, Chakalov, Bozhidar T.

“…To test for the effects of wages on smoking using labor unions as instrumental variables. We analyzed four waves of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (2013 to…”
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Low Wages as Occupational Health Hazards by Leigh, J. Paul, De Vogli, Roberto

“…The history of occupational medicine has been characterized by ever-widening recognition of hazards, from fires in 1911 to asbestos in the 1960s, to job strain…”
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Labor unions and health: A literature review of pathways and outcomes in the workplace by Leigh, J. Paul, Chakalov, Bozhidar

“…•Unique literature review links economic and epidemiologic studies on unions.•Unions raise wages, decrease inequality, and thereby likely improve…”
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Spending by California's Department of Developmental Services for Persons with Autism across Demographic and Expenditure Categories by Leigh, J Paul, Grosse, Scott D, Cassady, Diana, Melnikow, Joy, Hertz-Picciotto, Irva

“…Few autism spectrum disorder (ASD) studies have estimated non-medical costs for treatment or addressed possible differences in provision of services across…”
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An estimate of the U.S. government's undercount of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in agriculture by Leigh, J. Paul, PhD, Du, Juan, PhD, McCurdy, Stephen A., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Background Debate surrounds the accuracy of U.S. government’s estimates of job-related injuries and illnesses in agriculture. Whereas studies have…”
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Effects of wages on smoking decisions of current and past smokers by Du, Juan, PhD, Leigh, J. Paul, PhD

“…Abstract Purpose We used longitudinal data and instrumental variables (IVs) in a prospective design to test for the causal effects of wages on smoking…”
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Physician career satisfaction within specialties by Leigh, J Paul, Tancredi, Daniel J, Kravitz, Richard L

“…Specialty-specific data on career satisfaction may be useful for understanding physician workforce trends and for counseling medical students about career…”
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Brief Report: Forecasting the Economic Burden of Autism in 2015 and 2025 in the United States by Leigh, J. Paul, Du, Juan

“…Few US estimates of the economic burden of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are available and none provide estimates for 2015 and 2025. We forecast annual…”
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Clinical Outcomes of Asynchronous Versus Synchronous Telepsychiatry in Primary Care: Randomized Controlled Trial by Yellowlees, Peter M, Parish, Michelle Burke, Gonzalez, Alvaro D, Chan, Steven R, Hilty, Donald M, Yoo, Byung-Kwang, Leigh, J Paul, McCarron, Robert M, Scher, Lorin M, Sciolla, Andres F, Shore, Jay, Xiong, Glen, Soltero, Katherine M, Fisher, Alice, Fine, Jeffrey R, Bannister, Jennifer, Iosif, Ana-Maria

“…Asynchronous telepsychiatry (ATP; delayed-time) consultations are a novel form of psychiatric consultation in primary care settings. Longitudinal studies…”
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California’s nurse-to-patient ratio law and occupational injury by Leigh, J. Paul, Markis, Carrie A., Iosif, Ana-Maria, Romano, Patrick S.

“…Objective To determine whether state-mandated minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in California hospitals had an effect on reported occupational injury…”
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National Trends in Occupational Injuries Before and After 1992 and Predictors of Workers' Compensation Costs by Bhushan, Abhinav, Leigh, J. Paul

“…Objective. Numbers and costs of occupational injuries and illnesses are significant in terms of morbidity and dollars, yet our understanding of time trends is…”
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Invited Commentary: Methods for Estimating Effects of Minimum Wages on Health by Leigh, J Paul

“…Abstract Economists have been researching effects of minimum wages on unemployment, poverty, income inequality, and educational attainment for over 60 years…”
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Treatment design, health outcomes, and demographic categories in the literature on minimum wages and health by Leigh, J. Paul

“…•Most studies find minimum wages are not correlated with most measures of health.•This review confirms the “not correlated” findings for age, race and gender…”
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Arguments for and Against the $15 Minimum Wage for Health Care Workers by Leigh, J Paul

“…Health care, with approximately 18.6 million employed, recently became the largest industry in the United States, surpassing both retail and manufacturing (see…”
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Response to Douglas A. Wolf comment on “Treatment design, health outcomes, and demographic categories in the literature on minimum wages and health” by Leigh, J. Paul

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Could Raising the Minimum Wage Improve the Public's Health? by Leigh, J Paul

“…The minimum wage is once again generating contentious political debates. Virtually all the arguments involve economics, however. Questions pertain to the…”
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Musculoskeletal Disorder Costs and Medical Claim Filing in the US Retail Trade Sector by BHATTACHARYA, Anasua, LEIGH, J. Paul

“…The average costs of Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) and odds ratios for filing medical claims related to MSD were examined. The medical claims were identified…”
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