Sara Shepherd
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Recent Articles
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Levin J, Rouk A, Shepherd S, Hurst G, McLarty J
J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev
. 2016 Oct;
19(5-6):190-200.
PMID: 27705550
The Tyler asbestos plant produced pipe insulation from 1954 to 1972 and exclusively used amosite asbestos. There were 1130 former workers of this plant during the period of operation. A...
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Levin J, Curry 3rd W, Shepherd S, Nalbone J, Nonnenmann M
J Occup Environ Med
. 2016 Mar;
58(3):306-13.
PMID: 26949882
Objective: Noise is a hazard in commercial fishing. This cross-sectional study associates occupational noise exposure with hearing loss in commercial fishermen. Methods: A comprehensive survey and audiometric testing were administered...
3.
Levin J, Gilmore K, Wickman A, Shepherd S, Shipp E, Nonnenmann M, et al.
J Agromedicine
. 2016 Jan;
21(2):178-89.
PMID: 26788841
Commercial fishing continues to have one of the highest rates of occupational fatalities compared with other work sectors in the United States. Attitudes/beliefs among Vietnamese shrimp fishermen of the Gulf...
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Griffith D, Philley J, Brown-Elliott B, Benwill J, Shepherd S, York D, et al.
Chest
. 2014 Oct;
147(5):1369-1375.
PMID: 25357074
Background: Isolation of Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies abscessus (MAA) is common during Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease therapy, but there is limited information about the clinical significance of the MAA...
5.
Wallace Jr R, Brown-Elliott B, McNulty S, Philley J, Killingley J, Wilson R, et al.
Chest
. 2014 Jan;
146(2):276-282.
PMID: 24457542
Background: There is no large study validating the appropriateness of current treatment guidelines for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease. This is a retrospective single-center review evaluating the efficacy of...
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Levin J, Gilmore K, Carruth A, Wickman A, Shepherd S, Gallardo G, et al.
J Agromedicine
. 2011 Dec;
17(1):15-21.
PMID: 22191499
Commercial fishing continues to be a dangerous line of work. There are many hazards and the work is complex, even on a small scale. Along the United States Gulf Coast,...
7.
Leavey A, Frank A, Pinson B, Shepherd S, Burstyn I
Am J Ind Med
. 2011 Jun;
54(12):955-64.
PMID: 21692096
Background: Ionizing radiation alters thyroid function, and workers at a nuclear weapons facility may be exposed to above environmental levels of radiation. Methods: Hypothyroid status was determined for 622 former...
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Nonnenmann M, Hussain A, Shirley M, Shepherd S, Gilmore K, Levin J
J Agromedicine
. 2010 Oct;
15(4):386-93.
PMID: 20954034
The prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS) among crawfish farmers is unknown. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of MSS in nine body regions among crawfish farmers,...
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Levin J, Gilmore K, Shepherd S, Wickman A, Carruth A, Nalbone J, et al.
J Agromedicine
. 2010 Oct;
15(4):363-74.
PMID: 20954032
The commercial fishing trades are among the most dangerous jobs in the world. Little published information exists regarding some populations of commercial fishermen such as along the United States Gulf...
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Dhillon A, Tarbutton G, Levin J, Plotkin G, Lowry L, Nalbone J, et al.
J Agromedicine
. 2008 Dec;
13(1):37-48.
PMID: 19042691
Epidemiological evidence suggests that pesticides and other environmental exposures may have a role in the etiology of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). However, there is little human data on risk associated...