Nancy A. Nelson
United States Department of State
23 Papers
265 Citations
Nancy A. Nelson is an academic researcher from United States Department of State. The author has contributed to research in topics: Occupational safety and health & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 23 publications. Previous affiliations of Nancy A. Nelson include University of Michigan.
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Papers
Health symptoms and the work environment in four nonproblem United States office buildings
TL;DR: In response to symptoms ascribed to air quality problems, it may be appropriate to address employee perceptions regarding the work environment in addition to evaluating environmental characteristics relating to chemicals, biological contamination, air movement, temperature, and humidity.
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Falls in construction: injury rates for OSHA-inspected employers before and after citation for violating the Washington State Fall Protection Standard
TL;DR: It is suggested that industry-wide fall injury rates might be expected to decrease if more employers were inspected, and after adjustment for employer size and type of business.
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Patient and Staff Views of Factors Influencing Assaults on Psychiatric Hospital Employees
TL;DR: A considerable portion of assaults may relate to circumstances that are amenable to intervention, and assaults may be reduced in severity or number by changes in hospital practices.
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Use of medical insurance claims for surveillance of occupational disease. An analysis of cumulative trauma in the auto industry.
TL;DR: Case-control analyses, with controls also identified by insurance claims, addressed coverage and produced age-adjusted and sex-adjusted estimates of risks, but unknown differences in medical insurance coverage by exposure group limited interpretation.
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