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Letter to the Editor: Cancer rates not explained by smoking: how to investigate a single county by Myers, Douglas J, Hoppin, Polly, Jacobs, Molly, Clapp, Richard, Kriebel, David

“…A common response from authorities is that smoking is the single most important cause of cancer, particularly for lung cancer, with the implication that…”
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Cancer rates not explained by smoking: a county-level analysis by Myers, Douglas J, Hoppin, Polly, Jacobs, Molly, Clapp, Richard, Kriebel, David

“…Background Debates over the importance of "lifestyle" versus "environment" contributions to cancer have been going on for over 40 years. While it is clear that…”
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Setting culture apart: Distinguishing culture from behavior and social structure in safety and injury research by Myers, Douglas J., Nyce, James M., Dekker, Sidney W.A.

“…•We call for a more precise conception of “culture” in safety and injury research.•Distinguishing culture from behavior and social structure is…”
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Musculoskeletal Injuries among Hospital Patient Care Staff before and after Implementation of Patient Lift and Transfer Equipment by Schoenfisch, Ashley L, Lipscomb, Hester J, Pompeii, Lisa A, Myers, Douglas J, Dement, John M

“…Objective Using an observational research design and robust surveillance data, we evaluated rates of musculoskeletal (MS) injuries, days away from work, and…”
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Surgical Team Stability and Risk of Sharps-Related Blood and Body Fluid Exposures During Surgical Procedures by Myers, Douglas J., Lipscomb, Hester J., Epling, Carol, Hunt, Debra, Richardson, William, Smith-Lovin, Lynn, Dement, John M.

“…To explore whether surgical teams with greater stability among their members (ie, members have worked together more in the past) experience lower rates of…”
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Risk of Sharp Device–Related Blood and Body Fluid Exposure in Operating Rooms by Myers, Douglas J., Epling, Carol, Dement, John, Hunt, Debra

“…The risk of percutaneous blood and body fluid (BBF) exposures in operating rooms was analyzed with regard to various properties of surgical procedures…”
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Invited Perspective: Eliminating Toxics to Prevent Disease: Asbestos Leads the Way by Kriebel, David, Myers, Douglas J

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Trends in Malware Attacks against United States Healthcare Organizations, 2016-2017 by Branch, Lauren E, Eller, Warren S, Bias, Tom K, McCawley, Michael A, Myers, Douglas J, Gerber, Brian J, Bassler, John R

“…Introduction: The healthcare industry has begun seeing a new hazard develop against them--the threat of cyberattack. Beginning in 2016, healthcare…”
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If Smoking Were Eliminated, Which US Counties Would Still Have High Rates of Smoking-Related Cancers? by Myers, Douglas J, Kriebel, David

“…to characterize the county variability of the impact of smoking elimination on rates of smoking-related cancers and explore whether common environmental…”
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Socioeconomic Disparities in the Prevalence of Work-Related Injuries Among Adolescents in the United States by Rauscher, Kimberly J., M.A., Sc.D, Myers, Douglas J., Sc.D

“…Abstract Purpose To explore whether socioeconomic disparities exist in the prevalence of work-related injury among adolescents ages 14–18 in the United States…”
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Informal social status among coworkers and risk of work-related injury among nurse aides in long-term care by Myers, Douglas J., Lipscomb, Hester J.

“…Background A social network measure was used to explore whether one's rank in an informal social hierarchy of nurse aides employed in a single long‐term care…”
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Prepandemic Feasibility of Tele-Exercise as an Alternative Delivery Mode for an Evidence-Based, Tai Ji Quan Fall-Prevention Intervention for Older Adults by Jones, Dina L, Robinson, Maura, Selfe, Terry Kit, Barnes, Lucinda, Dierkes, McKinzey, Shawley-Brzoska, Samantha, Myers, Douglas J, Wilcox, Sara

“…There is a critical need for fall-prevention interventions to reach medically underserved, hard-to-reach, rural older adults. The evidence-based Tai Ji Quan:…”
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A comparison of owner/operator and worker perspectives on workplace safety in the West Virginia logging industry by Lundstrom, Eric W., Myers, Douglas J., Lundstrom, Wayne J., Rauscher, Kimberly J., Fullen, Mark

“…Background The logging industry is known to have one of the highest rates of fatal and nonfatal occupational injuries in the United States. Perspectives on why…”
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Safety, incentives, and the reporting of work-related injuries among union carpenters: "You're pretty much screwed if you get hurt at work" by Lipscomb, Hester J., Nolan, James, Patterson, Dennis, Sticca, Vince, Myers, Douglas J.

“…Background In the high‐risk construction industry little is known about the prevalence or effects of programs offering rewards for workers and/or their…”
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Occupational fatalities among young workers in the United States: 2001-2012 by Rauscher, Kimberly J., Myers, Douglas J.

“…Background While adolescent workers in the United States (US) are protected by child labor laws, they continue to suffer fatal occupational injuries. This…”
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Factors affecting high school teacher adoption, sustainability, and fidelity to the "Youth@Work: Talking Safety" curriculum by Rauscher, Kimberly J., Casteel, Carri, Bush, Diane, Myers, Douglas J.

“…Background Our objective was to identify individual‐ and organizational‐level factors that affect high school teacher adoption, sustainability, and fidelity to…”
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Factors affecting high school teacher adoption, sustainability, and fidelity to the "Youth[at]Work: Talking Safety" curriculum by Rauscher, Kimberly J, Casteel, Carri, Bush, Diane, Myers, Douglas J

“…Background Our objective was to identify individual- and organizational-level factors that affect high school teacher adoption, sustainability, and fidelity to…”
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Work-related deaths among youth: Understanding the contribution of US child labor violations by Rauscher, Kimberly J., Myers, Douglas J., Miller, Mary E.

“…Background Evidence shows that violations of the United States (US) child labor regulations are common. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the…”
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Surgical Procedure Characteristics and Risk of Sharps-Related Blood and Body Fluid Exposure by Myers, Douglas J., Lipscomb, Hester J., Epling, Carol, Hunt, Debra, Richardson, William, Smith-Lovin, Lynn, Dement, John M.

“…OBJECTIVE To use a unique multicomponent administrative data set assembled at a large academic teaching hospital to examine the risk of percutaneous blood and…”
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Implementation and adoption of mechanical patient lift equipment in the hospital setting: The importance of organizational and cultural factors by Schoenfisch, Ashley L., Myers, Douglas J., Pompeii, Lisa A., Lipscomb, Hester J.

“…Background Work focused on understanding implementation and adoption of interventions designed to prevent patient‐handling injuries in the hospital setting is…”
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