R S Spicer

Summary

Affiliation: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Suicide acts in 8 states: incidence and case fatality rates by demographics and method
    R S Spicer
    Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Landover, MD 20785, USA
    Am J Public Health 90:1885-91. 2000
  2. ncbi Evaluation of the Utah student injury reporting system
    Rebecca S Spicer
    Children s Safety Network Economics and Insurance Resource Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 11710 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300, Calverton, MD 20705, USA
    J Sch Health 72:47-50. 2002
  3. ncbi Comparison of injury case fatality rates in the United States and New Zealand
    R Spicer
    Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD, USA
    Inj Prev 11:71-6. 2005
  4. ncbi Worker substance use, workplace problems and the risk of occupational injury: a matched case-control study
    Rebecca S Spicer
    Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, Maryland, USA
    J Stud Alcohol 64:570-8. 2003
  5. ncbi A benefit-cost analysis of the Harlem hospital injury prevention program
    Rebecca S Spicer
    Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD 20705, USA
    Inj Control Saf Promot 11:55-7. 2004
  6. ncbi Highway crash costs in the United States by driver age, blood alcohol level, victim age, and restraint use
    T R Miller
    National Public Services Research Institute, Landover, MD 20785, USA
    Accid Anal Prev 30:137-50. 1998
  7. ncbi Who is driving when unrestrained children and teenagers are hurt?
    T R Miller
    National Public Services Research Institute, Landover, MD 20785, USA
    Accid Anal Prev 30:839-49. 1998
  8. ncbi How intoxicated are drivers in the United States? Estimating the extent, risks and costs per kilometer of driving by blood alcohol level
    T R Miller
    National Public Services Research Institute, Landover, MD, USA
    Accid Anal Prev 31:515-23. 1999
  9. ncbi Incidence and costs of 1987-1994 childhood injuries: demographic breakdowns
    E R Danseco
    Public Services Research Institute, Children s Safety Network Economics and Insurance Resource Center, Landover, Maryland 20785, USA
    Pediatrics 105:E27. 2000
  10. ncbi Effectiveness and benefit-cost of peer-based workplace substance abuse prevention coupled with random testing
    Ted R Miller
    Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 11710 Beltsville Drive, Suite 125 Calverton, MD 20705, USA
    Accid Anal Prev 39:565-73. 2007

Detail Information

Publications17

  1. ncbi Suicide acts in 8 states: incidence and case fatality rates by demographics and method
    R S Spicer
    Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Landover, MD 20785, USA
    Am J Public Health 90:1885-91. 2000
    ..This study examined incidence rates of medically identified suicide acts (self-inflicted injuries, either fatal or nonfatal) and case fatality rates by age, sex, race, and method used...
  2. ncbi Evaluation of the Utah student injury reporting system
    Rebecca S Spicer
    Children s Safety Network Economics and Insurance Resource Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 11710 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300, Calverton, MD 20705, USA
    J Sch Health 72:47-50. 2002
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  3. ncbi Comparison of injury case fatality rates in the United States and New Zealand
    R Spicer
    Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD, USA
    Inj Prev 11:71-6. 2005
    ..To compare injury case fatality rates in the United States (US) with New Zealand (NZ) to guide future information collection, research, and evaluation...
  4. ncbi Worker substance use, workplace problems and the risk of occupational injury: a matched case-control study
    Rebecca S Spicer
    Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, Maryland, USA
    J Stud Alcohol 64:570-8. 2003
    ..This study examines the tendency toward problem behavior as an explanation for the relationship between problem substance use and occupational injury...
  5. ncbi A benefit-cost analysis of the Harlem hospital injury prevention program
    Rebecca S Spicer
    Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD 20705, USA
    Inj Control Saf Promot 11:55-7. 2004
  6. ncbi Highway crash costs in the United States by driver age, blood alcohol level, victim age, and restraint use
    T R Miller
    National Public Services Research Institute, Landover, MD 20785, USA
    Accid Anal Prev 30:137-50. 1998
    ....
  7. ncbi Who is driving when unrestrained children and teenagers are hurt?
    T R Miller
    National Public Services Research Institute, Landover, MD 20785, USA
    Accid Anal Prev 30:839-49. 1998
    ....
  8. ncbi How intoxicated are drivers in the United States? Estimating the extent, risks and costs per kilometer of driving by blood alcohol level
    T R Miller
    National Public Services Research Institute, Landover, MD, USA
    Accid Anal Prev 31:515-23. 1999
    ..Preliminary investigation indicates that the method provides reliable estimates of alcohol-positive kms from roadside surveys at night, but seems to over-estimate high-BAL kms. Direct field validation is highly desirable...
  9. ncbi Incidence and costs of 1987-1994 childhood injuries: demographic breakdowns
    E R Danseco
    Public Services Research Institute, Children s Safety Network Economics and Insurance Resource Center, Landover, Maryland 20785, USA
    Pediatrics 105:E27. 2000
    ..This study provides national estimates of the incidence of fatal and nonfatal childhood injuries and comprehensive cost estimates by age, gender, race, family income, metropolitan residence, and place of incident...
  10. ncbi Effectiveness and benefit-cost of peer-based workplace substance abuse prevention coupled with random testing
    Ted R Miller
    Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 11710 Beltsville Drive, Suite 125 Calverton, MD 20705, USA
    Accid Anal Prev 39:565-73. 2007
    ..The findings suggest that peer-based programs buttressed by random testing can be cost-effective in the workplace...
  11. ncbi Substance abuse and the uninsured worker in the United States
    Deborah M Galvin
    Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD 20705, USA
    J Public Health Policy 28:102-17. 2007
    ..Workers in countries with universal health insurance but inadequate treatment capacity may face similar problems to uninsured workers in the US...
  12. ncbi Issues in using state hospital discharge data in injury control research and surveillance
    Bruce A Lawrence
    Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD, United States
    Accid Anal Prev 39:319-25. 2007
    ..We conclude that it is possible to combine multiple states' data if researchers are aware of the challenges they may encounter. In order to capture all injury-related cases, it is important to scan secondary diagnosis fields...
  13. ncbi Societal costs of underage drinking
    Ted R Miller
    Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 11710 Beltsville Drive, Suite 125, Calverton, Maryland 20705 3102, USA
    J Stud Alcohol 67:519-28. 2006
    ..Previous studies did not break out costs of alcohol problems by age...
  14. ncbi Impact of a workplace peer-focused substance abuse prevention and early intervention program
    Rebecca S Spicer
    Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, Maryland 20705, USA
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 29:609-11. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The findings support the implementation of peer intervention programs as a means to reduce workplace injuries...
  15. ncbi Alcohol involvement in burn, submersion, spinal cord, and brain injuries
    David T Levy
    University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Med Sci Monit 10:CR17-24. 2004
    ..Alcohol is involved in many injuries, but estimates of this involvement vary considerably. Most information pertains to deaths although most injuries are nonfatal...
  16. ncbi Blood alcohol content (BAC)-negative victims in alcohol-involved injury incidents
    David T Levy
    University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 20878, USA
    Addiction 97:909-14. 2002
    ..To understand better how often BAC-negative victims suffer fatal and non-fatal alcohol-involved injuries...
  17. ncbi Random alcohol testing reduced alcohol-involved fatal crashes of drivers of large trucks
    Cecelia B Snowden
    Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 11720 Beltsville Drive, Suite 900, Calverton, Maryland 20705 3102, USA
    J Stud Alcohol Drugs 68:634-40. 2007
    ..This study examined the impact of random alcohol testing, implemented on August 1, 1994, on the likelihood that the driver of a large truck involved in a fatal motor vehicle crash was alcohol-involved...