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| David L ParkerSummaryAffiliation: University of Minnesota Country: USA Publications
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Hazardous child labor: lead and neurocognitive developmentLisa S R Ide
Employee Occupational Health Services, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Public Health Rep 120:607-12. 2005..Underlying nutritional conditions may make children more susceptible to the effects of toxic substances such as lead. In addition, child laborers also may be exposed to lead and other toxic substances from their poor living conditions...
A comparison of the perceptions and beliefs of workers and owners with regard to workplace safety in small metal fabrication businessesDavid Parker
Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55426, USA
Am J Ind Med 50:999-1009. 2007..Problems of improving safety in small business establishments may include a lack of resources, limited unionization, and an informal management structure...- Leprosy: a photographic essayDavid L Parker
Public Health Rep 123:225-33. 2008 - Adolescent work patterns and work-related injury incidence in rural MinnesotaDavid L Parker
Department of Health, Center for Occupational Health and Safety of the Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Am J Ind Med 42:134-41. 2002..Although there have been many studies on working youth in the United States, we have noted none which have provided a broad picture of adolescent work practices in a rural community... - Causes, nature, and outcomes of work-related injuries to adolescents working at farm and non-farm jobs in rural MinnesotaKaizad Munshi
Center for Occupational Health and Safety, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Am J Ind Med 42:142-9. 2002..Although there are many studies on working adolescents, information on youth who simultaneously hold jobs on both a farm and in other sectors of the economy is lacking... - A randomized, controlled intervention of machine guarding and related safety programs in small metal-fabrication businessesDavid L Parker
Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Public Health Rep 124:90-100. 2009..The absence of machine guarding and related programs such as lockout/tagout may result in serious injury or death. The purpose of this study was to improve machine-related safety in small metal-fabrication businesses... - Street children and child labour around the worldDavid L Parker
Park Nicollet Clinic, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
Lancet 360:2067-71. 2002 
A qualitative evaluation of owner and worker health and safety beliefs in small auto collision repair shopsDavid L Parker
Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Am J Ind Med 55:474-82. 2012..In general, employees and owners in these establishments lack knowledge of health and safety practices and do not have the technical expertise to make their place of work safer...- Machine safety evaluation in small metal working facilities: an evaluation of inter-rater reliability in the quantification of machine-related hazardsKaizad Munshi
Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Am J Ind Med 48:381-8. 2005..Machinists and safety professionals may use this scoring system as a means of reproducible assessment of machine safety... - Effectiveness of a worksite intervention to reduce an occupational exposure: the Minnesota wood dust studyDeAnn Lazovich
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Am J Public Health 92:1498-505. 2002..This study assessed the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce wood dust, a carcinogen, by approximately 26% in small woodworking businesses... - Exposure assessment in auto collision repair shopsAnca Bejan
Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416, USA
J Occup Environ Hyg 8:401-8. 2011..These pilot test results will be useful when developing recommendations and technical assistance materials for health and safety interventions in auto collision repair businesses... - Mapping safety interventions in metalworking shopsLisa M Brosseau
Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Occup Environ Med 49:338-45. 2007..This paper describes the selection of intervention activities designed to lower machine-related hazards and amputations in small metal fabrication businesses... - Profile of machine safety in small metal fabrication businessesYogindra Samant
Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Am J Ind Med 49:352-9. 2006..The data also suggest that safety committees are an important component in improving machine safety and related programs in small businesses... - The Minnesota Health Partnership and Coordinated Health Care and Disability Prevention: the implementation of an integrated benefits and medical care modelMichael P McGrail
Regions Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
J Occup Rehabil 12:43-54. 2002..The basis and specifics of these strategies are also discussed. Plans for the evaluation of this model will also be described... - Sample size considerations for studies of intervention efficacy in the occupational settingDeAnn Lazovich
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454, USA
Ann Occup Hyg 46:219-27. 2002..The methodology is widely applicable and not limited to the context of wood dust reduction... - Leprosy: steps along the journey of eradicationBrian H Bennett
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Public Health Rep 123:198-205. 2008 - A discussion of hazardous child laborDavid L Parker
Public Health Rep 120:586-8. 2005 - Child labor, gender, and healthAndrea Leinberger-Jabari
Minnesota International Health Volunteers, USA
Public Health Rep 120:642-7. 2005..Child labor and nutrition are important issues in both educational attainment and health status...