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Peter S.J. Lees
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Publications - 73
Citations - 3583
Peter S.J. Lees is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 73 publications receiving 3306 citations.
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NTP‐CERHR expert panel report on the reproductive and developmental toxicity of bisphenol A
Robert E. Chapin,Jane Adams,Kim Boekelheide,L. Earl Gray,Simon W. Hayward,Peter S.J. Lees,Barry S. McIntyre,Kenneth M. Portier,Teresa M. Schnorr,Sherry G. Selevan,John G. Vandenbergh,Susan Woskie +11 more
TL;DR: This research presents a meta-analyses of the immune system’s response to exposure to radiation and shows clear patterns of decline in the immune systems of men and women aged 65 and over.
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Lung cancer among workers in chromium chemical production.
TL;DR: The best quantitative evidence to date of the relationship between hexavalent chromium exposure and lung cancer is offered and shows a strong dose-response relationship for lung cancer.
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Hexavalent chromium and lung cancer in the chromate industry: a quantitative risk assessment.
TL;DR: Current occupational standards for hexavalent chromium permit a lifetime excess risk of dying of lung cancer that exceeds 1 in 10, which is consistent with previous risk assessments.
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Evaluation of Antineoplastic Drug Exposure of Health Care Workers at Three University-Based US Cancer Centers
Thomas H. Connor,D. Gayle DeBord,Jack R. Pretty,Marc Oliver,Tracy Roth,Peter S.J. Lees,Edward F. Krieg,Bonnie Rogers,Carmen P. Escalante,Christine A. Toennis,John C. Clark,Belinda C. Johnson,Melissa A. McDiarmid +12 more
TL;DR: Despite following recommended safe-handling practices, workplace contamination with antineoplastic drugs in pharmacy and nursing areas continues at these locations.
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Effect of DMT1 knockdown on iron, cadmium, and lead uptake in Caco-2 cells.
Desmond I. Bannon,Roger Abounader,Roger Abounader,Peter S.J. Lees,Joseph Bressler,Joseph Bressler +5 more
TL;DR: Results show that DMT1 is important in iron and cadmium transport in Caco-2 cells but that lead enters these cells through an independent hydrogen-driven mechanism.