Jacek M Mazurek

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Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Physician-patient communication regarding asthma and work
    Jacek M Mazurek
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
    Am J Prev Med 43:72-5. 2012
  2. ncbi Effect of current depression on the association of work-related asthma with adverse asthma outcomes: a cross-sectional study using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
    Jacek M Mazurek
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
    J Affect Disord 136:1135-42. 2012
  3. ncbi Is childhood asthma associated with educational level and longest-held occupation?
    Jacek M Mazurek
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 175:279-88. 2012
  4. ncbi Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults with work-related and non-work-related asthma
    Gretchen E Knoeller
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
    J Asthma 49:107-13. 2012
  5. ncbi Work-related asthma, financial barriers to asthma care, and adverse asthma outcomes: asthma call-back survey, 37 states and District of Columbia, 2006 to 2008
    Gretchen E Knoeller
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV, USA
    Med Care 49:1097-104. 2011
  6. ncbi Characteristics associated with health care professional diagnosis of work-related asthma among individuals who describe their asthma as being caused or made worse by workplace exposures
    Gretchen E Knoeller
    Surveillance Branch, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 54:485-90. 2012
  7. ncbi Silicosis mortality with respiratory tuberculosis in the United States, 1968-2006
    Muazzam Nasrullah
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 174:839-48. 2011
  8. ncbi Physician recognition of work-related asthma among US farm operators
    Jacek M Mazurek
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
    Fam Med 42:408-13. 2010
  9. ncbi Prevalence of asthma among youth on Hispanic-operated farms in the United States-2000
    Girija Syamlal
    Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, Morganton, West Virginia, USA
    J Agromedicine 13:155-64. 2008
  10. ncbi Prevalence of lifetime asthma and current asthma attacks in U.S. working adults: an analysis of the 1997-2004 National Health Interview Survey data
    Girija Syamlal
    Surveillance Branch, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 51:1066-74. 2009

Detail Information

Publications17

  1. ncbi Physician-patient communication regarding asthma and work
    Jacek M Mazurek
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
    Am J Prev Med 43:72-5. 2012
    ..Healthy People 2020-specific respiratory diseases objectives seek to increase the proportion of people with current asthma who receive appropriate asthma care. For adults, this includes a discussion of whether asthma is work-related...
  2. ncbi Effect of current depression on the association of work-related asthma with adverse asthma outcomes: a cross-sectional study using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
    Jacek M Mazurek
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
    J Affect Disord 136:1135-42. 2012
    ..The aim of our study was to examine associations between health-professional diagnosed work-related asthma (WRA) and current depression and the effect of current depression on the associations of WRA with adverse asthma outcomes...
  3. ncbi Is childhood asthma associated with educational level and longest-held occupation?
    Jacek M Mazurek
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 175:279-88. 2012
    ..Compared with those with no asthma history, persons with a childhood-asthma history tended to achieve a higher educational level and, if they worked, were more likely to work in particular occupations...
  4. ncbi Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults with work-related and non-work-related asthma
    Gretchen E Knoeller
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
    J Asthma 49:107-13. 2012
    ..To our knowledge, there is no information on the prevalence of CAM use among individuals with work-related asthma (WRA)...
  5. ncbi Work-related asthma, financial barriers to asthma care, and adverse asthma outcomes: asthma call-back survey, 37 states and District of Columbia, 2006 to 2008
    Gretchen E Knoeller
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV, USA
    Med Care 49:1097-104. 2011
    ..Proper asthma management and control depend on patients having affordable access to healthcare yet financial barriers to asthma care are common...
  6. ncbi Characteristics associated with health care professional diagnosis of work-related asthma among individuals who describe their asthma as being caused or made worse by workplace exposures
    Gretchen E Knoeller
    Surveillance Branch, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 54:485-90. 2012
    ..To identify factors associated with health care professional-diagnosed work-related asthma (WRA) among adults who describe their asthma as being caused or made worse by workplace exposures (possible WRA)...
  7. ncbi Silicosis mortality with respiratory tuberculosis in the United States, 1968-2006
    Muazzam Nasrullah
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 174:839-48. 2011
    ..8). In the United States, 2006 marked the first year since 1968 with no silicosis-respiratory TB deaths. The substantial decline in silicosis-respiratory TB comortality probably reflects prevention and control measures for both diseases...
  8. ncbi Physician recognition of work-related asthma among US farm operators
    Jacek M Mazurek
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
    Fam Med 42:408-13. 2010
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  9. ncbi Prevalence of asthma among youth on Hispanic-operated farms in the United States-2000
    Girija Syamlal
    Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, Morganton, West Virginia, USA
    J Agromedicine 13:155-64. 2008
    ..These findings contribute to the limited information on asthma among youth working on Hispanic-operated farms, and indicate the need for asthma prevention programs on farms and intervention studies targeting farming youth populations...
  10. ncbi Prevalence of lifetime asthma and current asthma attacks in U.S. working adults: an analysis of the 1997-2004 National Health Interview Survey data
    Girija Syamlal
    Surveillance Branch, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 51:1066-74. 2009
    ..To estimate national prevalences of lifetime asthma and asthma attacks among workers by age, sex, race, occupation and industry, and estimate population attributable fraction to employment for asthma attacks in the United States...
  11. ncbi Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the U.S. working population: an analysis of data from the 1997-2004 National Health Interview Survey
    Ki Moon Bang
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia, 26505, USA
    COPD 6:380-7. 2009
    ..2% for industry and 17.4% for occupation. Further studies are needed to determine specific risk factors associated with COPD in industries and occupations with elevated prevalence and POR...
  12. ncbi Occupational asthma incidence: findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system asthma call-back survey-United States, 2006-2009
    Jacek M Mazurek
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV, USA
    J Asthma 50:390-4. 2013
    ..Clinicians should consider the role of occupational exposures when evaluating adults with incident asthma which may uncover opportunities for early intervention and reversal of an otherwise chronic disease...
  13. ncbi Asbestosis mortality surveillance in the United States, 1970-2004
    Ki Moon Bang
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, RM H G900 2, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
    Int J Occup Environ Health 14:161-9. 2008
    ..5; 95% CI 16.3-20.9) and miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products (15.9; 95% CI 13.0-19.5). Occupations with highest PMRs included insulation workers (109.2; 95% CI 93.8-127.2) and boilermakers (21.3; 95% CI 17.0-26.6)...
  14. ncbi Health-related quality of life among adults with work-related asthma in the United States
    Gretchen E Knoeller
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, 1095 Willowdale Rd, MS HG 900, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA
    Qual Life Res 22:771-80. 2013
    ..The objective of this study was to examine health-related quality of life among adults with work-related asthma...
  15. ncbi Asthma Symptoms among Adults with Work-Related Asthma
    Gretchen E Knoeller
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Morgantown, WV, USA
    J Asthma 50:166-73. 2013
    ..Conclusions. These results suggest higher frequency of asthma symptoms among adults with WRA and underscore the need for optimal asthma management in individuals with WRA...
  16. ncbi Respirator use among U.S. farm operators: evidence from the 2006 Farm and Ranch Safety Survey
    Girija Syamlal
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
    J Agromedicine 18:27-38. 2013
    ....
  17. ncbi Work-related asthma in the educational services industry: California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993-2000
    Jacek M Mazurek
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
    Am J Ind Med 51:47-59. 2008
    ..To characterize work-related asthma (WRA) cases working in the educational services industry identified by state-based occupational disease surveillance systems...