Browsing by Author "Perry, Melissa J."
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Association Between Interpersonal Trust, Reciprocity, and Depression in South Korea: A Prospective Analysis
Kim, Seung-Sup; Chung, Yeonseung; Perry, Melissa J.; Kawachi, Ichiro; Subramanian, S.V. Venkata (Public Library of Science, 2012)Background: A growing body of empirical evidence indicates that low-level social capital is related to poor mental health outcomes. However, the prospective association between social capital and depression remains unclear, ... -
Characterization of Occupational Exposures to Cleaning Products Used for Common Cleaning Tasks-A Pilot Study of Hospital Cleaners
Bello, Anila; Quinn, Margaret M.; Perry, Melissa J.; Milton, Donald Kirby (BioMed Central, 2009)Background: In recent years, cleaning has been identified as an occupational risk because of an increased incidence of reported respiratory effects, such as asthma and asthma-like symptoms among cleaning workers. Due to ... -
Clinical Consequences of Road Traffic Injuries Among the Elderly in Japan
Nagata, Takashi; Uno, Hajime; Perry, Melissa J. (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Road traffic injuries among the elderly have recently become a public health issue; therefore, we investigated the clinical characteristics of such injuries among the elderly in Japan. Methods: A retrospective ... -
Leisure-Time Physical Activity, Falls, and Fall Injuries in Middle-Aged Adults
Caban-Martinez, Alberto; Courtney, Theodore K.; Chang, Wen-Ruey; Lombardi, David A.; Huang, Yueng-Hsiang; Brennan, Melanye J.; Perry, Melissa; Katz, Jeffrey Neil; Christiani, David Christopher; Verma, Santosh K. (Elsevier BV, 2015)Introduction: Although exercise and strength training have been shown to be protective against falls in older adults (aged 65 years and older), evidence for the role of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) in the prevention ... -
Quantitative Assessment of Airborne Exposures Generated during Common Cleaning Tasks: A Pilot Study
Bello, Anila; Quinn, Margaret M.; Perry, Melissa J.; Milton, Donald Kirby (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: A growing body of epidemiologic evidence suggests an association between exposure to cleaning products with asthma and other respiratory disorders. Thus far, these studies have conducted only limited quantitative ... -
Serum Concentrations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Relation to in Vitro Fertilization Outcomes
Meeker, John D.; Maity, Arnab; Missmer, Stacey Ann; Williams, Paige L.; Mahalingaiah, Shruthi; Ehrlich, Shelley; Berry, Katharine F.; Altshul, Larisa M.; Perry, Melissa; Cramer, Daniel William; Hauser, Russ B. (Environmental Health Perspectives, 2011)Background: Human exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) remains widespread. PCBs have been associated with adverse reproductive health outcomes including reduced fecundability and increased risk of pregnancy loss, ...