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Sherry Baron
Researcher at Queens College
Publications - 41
Citations - 1431
Sherry Baron is an academic researcher from Queens College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Clinical decision support system. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 41 publications receiving 1146 citations. Previous affiliations of Sherry Baron include City University of New York & Yale University.
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Neurodegenerative causes of death among retired National Football League playersAuthor Response
TL;DR: Further cohort studies in professional players of different sports should be conducted with particular attention to the position of players because this could supply important etiologic cues.
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The World Trade Center Disaster and the Health of Workers: Five Year Assessment of a Unique Medical Screening Program
Robin Herbert,Jacqueline Moline,Gwen Skloot,Kristina Metzger,Sherry Baron,Benjamin J. Luft,Steven M. Markowitz,Iris Udasin,Denise Harrison,Diane Stein,Andrew C. Todd,Paul L. Enright,Jeanne Mager Stellman,Philip J. Landrigan,Stephen M. Levin +14 more
TL;DR: WTC responders had exposure-related increases in respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function test abnormalities that persisted up to 2.5 years after the attacks, and lessons learned should guide future responses to civil disasters.
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Pesticide-related illness among migrant farm workers in the United States.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that pesticide-related illnesses are an important cause of acute morbidity among migrant farm workers in California. But, the health care system provided through the Migrant Health Program appears to be underutilized, partially due to barriers to health care access.
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Workplace assaults on nursing assistants in US nursing homes: a multilevel analysis
TL;DR: Reducing mandatory overtime and having a less demanding workload may reduce the risk of workplace violence and prevention activities should be targeted at those nursing homes that care for cognitively impaired patients.
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The role for community-based participatory research in formulating policy initiatives: promoting safety and health for in-home care workers and their consumers.
TL;DR: A case study is described to illustrate how alliances among various community partners could be united to formulate policy directions at a project aimed at improving health and safety for low-income elderly and disabled persons and their in-home care workers.