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Inception cohort study of workers exposed to toluene diisocyanate at a polyurethane foam factory: Initial one-year follow-up by Gui, Wei, Wisnewski, Adam V., Neamtiu, Iulia, Gurzau, Eugen, Sparer, Judith A., Stowe, Meredith H., Liu, Jian, Slade, Martin D., Rusu, Olivia A., Redlich, Carrie A.

“…Background Isocyanates are one of the most commonly reported causes of occupational asthma; however, the risks of developing isocyanate asthma in modern…”
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Proximity to natural gas wells and reported health status: results of a household survey in Washington County, Pennsylvania by Rabinowitz, Peter M, Slizovskiy, Ilya B, Lamers, Vanessa, Trufan, Sally J, Holford, Theodore R, Dziura, James D, Peduzzi, Peter N, Kane, Michael J, Reif, John S, Weiss, Theresa R, Stowe, Meredith H

“…Little is known about the environmental and public health impact of unconventional natural gas extraction activities, including hydraulic fracturing, that…”
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Development of a Test Battery to Identify Older Drivers at Risk for Self-Reported Adverse Driving Events by Marottoli, Richard A., Richardson, Emily D., Stowe, Meredith H., Miller, Eydie G., Brass, Lawrence M., Cooney Jr, Leo M., Tinetti, Mary E.

“…OBJECTIVES: The purposes of this study were (1) to develop a battery of tests that assessed a wide range of functional abilities relevant to driving yet could…”
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Quality of Life in Patients with Noninfectious Uveitis Treated with or without Systemic Anti-inflammatory Therapy by Gui, Wei, Dombrow, Matthew, Marcus, Inna, Stowe, Meredith H., Tessier-Sherman, Baylah, Yang, Elizabeth, Huang, John J.

“…Abstract Purpose: To compare vision-related (VR-QOL) and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in patients with noninfectious uveitis treated with systemic…”
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Patterns of Energy Drink Use and Associated Symptoms Among a Population of Connecticut Factory Workers by Pensa, Mellisa A., Galusha, Deron H., Stowe, Meredith H., Lefkowitz, Rafael Y., Redlich, Carrie A.

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Postmenopausal hormone therapy and ductal carcinoma in situ: A population-based case–control study by Calvocoressi, Lisa, Stowe, Meredith H, Carter, Darryl, Claus, Elizabeth B

“…Abstract Background and aim : The relationship between hormone therapy (HT) and invasive breast cancer has been extensively investigated, but the relationship…”
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Isocyanate vapor-induced antigenicity of human albumin by Wisnewski, Adam V., Stowe, Meredith H., Cartier, André, Liu, Qing, Liu, Jian, Chen, Liang, Redlich, Carrie A.

“…The bioreactivity of isocyanate, a leading cause of occupational asthma, has led to uncertainty regarding the chemical's antigenicity and mechanisms that…”
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Polyisocyanates in occupational environments: A critical review of exposure limits and metrics by Bello, Dhimiter, Woskie, Susan R., Streicher, Robert P., Liu, Youcheng, Stowe, Meredith H., Eisen, Ellen A., Ellenbecker, Michael J., Sparer, Judy, Youngs, Fred, Cullen, Mark R., Redlich, Carrie A.

“…Background Determination of polyisocyanates is important because they are a major contributor of exposure to the isocyanate functional group in many workplace…”
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Americans' Nanotechnology Risk Perception: Assessing Opinion Change by Smith, Sara E Smiley, Hosgood, H Dean, Michelson, Evan S, Stowe, Meredith H

“…Summary Although proposed nanotechnology applications hold great promise, little is known about the potential associated risks. This lack of clarity on the…”
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Slow Curing of Aliphatic Polyisocyanate Paints in Automotive Refinishing: A Potential Source for Skin Exposure by Bello, Dhimiter, Sparer, Judy, Redlich, Carrie A., Ibrahim, Karim, Stowe, Meredith H., Liu, Youcheng

“…Two-component, polyurethane paints containing aliphatic isocyanates are widely used in autobody spray painting. Such isocyanates can cause asthma, and skin…”
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Transferability of Aliphatic Isocyanates from Recently Applied Paints to the Skin of Auto Body Shop Workers by De Vries, Thomas T., Bello, Dhimiter, Stowe, Meredith H., Harari, Homero, Slade, Martin D., Redlich, Carrie A.

“…Isocyanates, the essential cross-linking chemicals used to make polyurethane, are potent sensitizers and a common cause of occupational asthma. In addition,…”
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Respiratory Protection from Isocyanate Exposure in the Autobody Repair and Refinishing Industry by Liu, Youcheng, Stowe, Meredith H., Bello, Dhimiter, Woskie, Susan R., Sparer, Judy, Gore, Rebecca, Youngs, Fred, Cullen, Mark R., Redlich, Carrie A.

“…This study, part of the Survey of Painters and Repairers of Auto bodies by Yale (SPRAY), evaluated the effectiveness of respiratory protection against exposure…”
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Isocyanate Exposures in Autobody Shop Work: The SPRAY Study by Sparer, Judy, Stowe, Meredith H., Bello, Dhimiter, Liu, Youcheng, Gore, Rebecca J., Youngs, Fred, Cullen, Mark R., Redlich, Carrie A., Woskie, Susan R.

“…Isocyanates, known to cause respiratory sensitization and asthma, are widely used in automotive refinishing where exposures to aliphatic polyisocyanates occur…”
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Comparison of Task-Based Exposure Metrics for an Epidemiologic Study of Isocyanate Inhalation Exposures Among Autobody Shop Workers by Woskie, Susan R., Bello, Dhimiter, Gore, Rebecca J., Stowe, Meredith H., Eisen, Ellen A., Liu, Youcheng, Sparer, Judy A., Redlich, Carrie A., Cullen, Mark R.

“…Because many occupational epidemiologic studies use exposure surrogates rather than quantitative exposure metrics, the UMass Lowell and Yale study of autobody…”
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Subclinical immunologic and physiologic responses in hexamethylene diisocyanate-exposed auto body shop workers by Redlich, Carrie A., Stowe, Meredith H., Wisnewski, Adam V., Eisen, Ellen A., Karol, Meryl H., Lemus, Ranulfo, Holm, Carole T., Chung, Joyce S., Sparer, Judy, Liu, Youcheng, Woskie, Susan R., Appiah-Pippim, James, Gore, Rebecca, Cullen, Mark R.

“…Background Diisocyanates are potent sensitizing agents and currently the most commonly identified cause of occupational asthma in industrialized countries…”
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Biomonitoring Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (HDI) Exposure Based on Serum Levels of HDI-Specific IgG by WISNEWSKI, Adam V, STOWE, Meredith H, NERLINGER, Abby, OPARE-ADDO, Paul, DECAMP, David, KLEINSMITH, Christopher R, REDLICH, Carrie A

“…Isocyanate chemicals essential for polyurethane production are widely used industrially, and are increasingly found in consumer products. Asthma and other…”
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Urinary hexane diamine to assess respiratory exposure to hexamethylene diisocyanate aerosol: a human inhalation study by Liu, Youcheng, Berode, Michele, Stowe, Meredith H, Holm, Carole T, Walsh, Frank X, Slade, Martin D, Boeniger, Mark F, Redlich, Carrie A

“…The use of urinary hexane diamine (HDA) as a biomarker to assess human respiratory exposure to hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) aerosol was evaluated…”
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Skin Exposure to Aliphatic Polyisocyanates in the Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Industry: II. A Quantitative Assessment by Bello, Dhimiter, Redlich, Carrie A., Stowe, Meredith H., Sparer, Judy, Woskie, Susan R., Streicher, Robert P., Hosgood, H. Dean, Liu, Youcheng

“…Background: Skin exposure to isocyanates, in addition to respiratory exposures, may contribute to sensitization and asthma. Quantitative skin exposure data are…”
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Truncating the Dose Range for Methacholine Challenge Tests: Three Occupational Studies by Agalliu, Ilir, Eisen, Ellen A., Hauser, Russ, Redlich, Carrie A., Stowe, Meredith H., Cullen, Mark R., Wegman, David H., Christiani, David C., Kennedy, Susan M.

“…The methacholine challenge test protocol was assessed in the reanalysis of three occupational studies. We evaluated the impact of truncating the range of…”
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Skin Exposure to Aliphatic Polyisocyanates in the Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Industry: III. A Personal Exposure Algorithm by Liu, Youcheng, Stowe, Meredith H., Bello, Dhimiter, Sparer, Judy, Gore, Rebecca J., Cullen, Mark R., Redlich, Carrie A., Woskie, Susan R.

“…Objectives: Isocyanate skin exposure may play an important role in sensitization and the development of isocyanate asthma, but such exposures are frequently…”
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