Hester Johnstone Lipscomb

Hester Johnstone Lipscomb
Professor Emeritus in Community and Family Medicine

Research Interests
Broad research interests:
Health Disparities
Injury Epidemiology
Occupational Epidemiology
Surveillance
Intervention evaluation - use of conceptual frameworks, latency of effect

More specific current interests:
Occupational injuries and disorders of construction workers.
Injuries associated with pneumatic nail guns
Safety policy

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of occupational origin, as well as the effect of MSDs on the ability to work; special interest in back disorders.

Classification of MSDs, episodes of care; problems with use of ICD9 codes for classification of MSDs related to epidemiologic research. Integration of latency into epidemiologic models assessing work related musculoskeletal disorders.

Occupational violence

Work-related falls.

Vulnerable work populations.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor Emeritus in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Community and Family Medicine 2016

Contact Information

2200 W Main St Ste 700, Durham, NC 27705
Duke Box 3834, Durham, NC 27710
hester.lipscomb@duke.edu (919) 684-8175

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1995
- M.P.H., North Carolina State University 1980
Duke Appointment History
- Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Community and Family Medicine 2008 - 2016
- Associate Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Community and Family Medicine 2005 - 2008
- Associate Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Community and Family Medicine 2002 - 2005
- Assistant Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Clinical Science Departments 2000 - 2002
- Assistant Research Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Community and Family Medicine 1996 - 2000
Recognition
In the News
- JUL 23, 2013 Wall Street Journal
  
  Workplace injuries drop, but claims of employer retaliation rise
Expertise
Global Scholarship
- Research
  - United States of America (Country)
Research
Selected Grants
- Case Crossover Study of Factors Associated with Patient Lift Equipment Use awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2014 - 2017
- Development & Evaluation of a Comprehensive Hospital Workplace Violence Surveillance System awarded by University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 2014 - 2016
- Prevention of Nail Gun Injuries in Residential Construction: Reaching a Broader Target awarded by CPWR-The center for construction research and training 2009 - 2015
- 20-Yr Trends in Work-related Injuries & Discorders among Carpenters awarded by Virginia Polytechnic Institute 2009 - 2015
- Fall Prevention in Residential Construction awarded by Washington University 2009 - 2014
- Work-Related Risks of Certified Athletic Trainers awarded by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 2010 - 2013
- Preventing Blood and Body Fluid Exposures during Surgical Procedures. awarded by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 2009 - 2013
- Effectiveness of patient lift equipment awarded by National Institutes of Health 2005 - 2010
- Back Disorders in Union Carpenters awarded by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 2004 - 2008
- Nonfatal occupational injuries among workers in the construction industry awarded by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 2006 - 2007
- Back Pain & Work Disability in Health Care Workers awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003 - 2006
- Surveillance Methods for Health Care and Related Workers awarded by National Institutes of Health 2001 - 2006
- Work and Health Disparaties Among Rural Women awarded by National Institutes of Health 2000 - 2006
- Occupational Safety and Health Training awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001 - 2006
- Etiology of Injury in Drywall and Residential Carpentry awarded by National Institutes of Health 1998 - 2002
- Patterns Of Health & Health Service Use In Construction Wo awarded by National Institutes of Health 1995 - 1999
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Nielsen, ML, Dyreborg, J, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Precarious work among young Danish employees - a permanent or transitory condition?." Journal of Youth Studies 22, no. 1 (January 2, 2019): 7-28. Full Text
  - Schoenfisch, AL, Kucera, KL, Lipscomb, HJ, McIlvaine, J, Becherer, L, James, T, and Avent, S. "Use of Assistive Devices to Lift, Transfer, and Reposition Hospital Patients." Nursing Research 68, no. 1 (January 2019): 3-12. Full Text
  - Kucera, KL, Lipscomb, HJ, Roos, KG, Dement, JM, and Hootman, JM. "Work-Related Injury and Management Strategies Among Certified Athletic Trainers." Journal of Athletic Training 53, no. 6 (June 13, 2018): 606-618. Full Text
  - Schoenfisch, AL, Lipscomb, H, and Phillips, LE. "Safety of union home care aides in Washington State." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 60, no. 9 (September 2017): 798-810. Full Text
  - Marín, LS, Lipscomb, H, Cifuentes, M, and Punnett, L. "Associations between safety climate and safety management practices in the construction industry." American journal of industrial medicine 60, no. 6 (June 2017): 557-568. Full Text
  - Schoenfisch, AL, Lipscomb, H, Sinyai, C, and Adams, D. "Effectiveness of OSHA Outreach Training on carpenters' work-related injury rates, Washington State 2000-2008." American journal of industrial medicine 60, no. 1 (January 2017): 45-57. Full Text
  - Kucera, KL, Roos, KG, Hootman, JM, Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, and Silverstein, BA. "Work-related illness and injury claims among nationally certified athletic trainers reported to Washington and California from 2001 to 2011." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 59, no. 12 (December 2016): 1156-1168. Full Text
  - Evanoff, B, Dale, AM, Zeringue, A, Fuchs, M, Gaal, J, Lipscomb, HJ, and Kaskutas, V. "Results of a fall prevention educational intervention for residential construction." Safety Science 89 (November 2016): 301-307. Full Text
  - Pompeii, LA, Schoenfisch, A, Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, Smith, CD, and Conway, SH. "Hospital workers bypass traditional occupational injury reporting systems when reporting patient and visitor perpetrated (type II) violence." American journal of industrial medicine 59, no. 10 (October 2016): 853-865. Full Text
  - Myers, DJ, Lipscomb, HJ, Epling, C, Hunt, D, Richardson, W, Smith-Lovin, L, and Dement, JM. "Surgical Team Stability and Risk of Sharps-Related Blood and Body Fluid Exposures During Surgical Procedures." Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 37, no. 5 (May 2016): 512-518. Full Text
  - Myers, DJ, Lipscomb, HJ, Epling, C, Hunt, D, Richardson, W, Smith-Lovin, L, and Dement, JM. "Surgical Procedure Characteristics and Risk of Sharps-Related Blood and Body Fluid Exposure." Infection control and hospital epidemiology 37, no. 1 (January 2016): 80-87. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Schoenfisch, AL, Pompeii, LA, Lipscomb, HJ, Smith, CD, Upadhyaya, M, and Dement, JM. "An urgent need to understand and address the safety and well-being of hospital "sitters"." American journal of industrial medicine 58, no. 12 (December 2015): 1278-1287. Full Text
  - Pompeii, LA, Schoenfisch, AL, Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, Smith, CD, and Upadhyaya, M. "Physical assault, physical threat, and verbal abuse perpetrated against hospital workers by patients or visitors in six U.S. hospitals." American journal of industrial medicine 58, no. 11 (November 2015): 1194-1204. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, AL, Cameron, W, Kucera, KL, Adams, D, and Silverstein, BA. "Contrasting patterns of care for musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the upper extremity and knee through workers' compensation and private health care insurance among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008." American journal of industrial medicine 58, no. 9 (September 2015): 955-963. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, and Schoenfisch, AL. "Nail gun injuries treated in U.S emergency departments, 2006-2011: not just a worker safety issue." American journal of industrial medicine 58, no. 8 (August 2015): 880-885. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Nolan, J, and Patterson, D. "Musculoskeletal concerns do not justify failure to use safer sequential trigger to prevent acute nail gun injuries." American journal of industrial medicine 58, no. 4 (April 2015): 422-427. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, AL, Cameron, W, Kucera, KL, Adams, D, and Silverstein, BA. "Workers' compensation claims for musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the upper extremity and knee among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008." American journal of industrial medicine 58, no. 4 (April 2015): 428-436. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, AL, and Cameron, W. "Non-reporting of work injuries and aspects of jobsite safety climate and behavioral-based safety elements among carpenters in Washington State." American journal of industrial medicine 58, no. 4 (April 2015): 411-421. Full Text
  - "Company size and differences in injury prevalence among apprentices in building and construction in Norway." Safety Science 71, no. PC (January 1, 2015): 205-212. Full Text
  - "Non-reporting of work injuries and aspects of jobsite safety climate and behavioral-based safety elements among carpenters in Washington state." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 58, no. 4 (January 1, 2015): 411-421. Full Text
  - Holte, KA, Kjestveit, K, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Company size and differences in injury prevalence among apprentices in building and construction in Norway." Safety Science 71 (January 2015): 205-212. Full Text
  - Pompeii, LA, Schoenfisch, AL, Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, Smith, CD, and Upadhyaya, M. "Physical assault, physical threat, and verbal abuse perpetrated against hospital workers by patients or visitors in six U.S. hospitals." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 58, no. 11 (2015): 1194-1204. Full Text
  - Silverstein, BA. "Workers' compensation claims for musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the upper extremity and knee among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 58, no. 4 (January 1, 2015): 428-436. Full Text
  - Schoenfisch, A, Lipscomb, H, Cameron, W, Adams, D, and Silverstein, B. "Rates of and circumstances surrounding work-related falls from height among union drywall carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008." Journal of safety research 51 (December 2014): 117-124. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, AL, Cameron, W, Kucera, KL, Adams, D, and Silverstein, BA. "Twenty years of workers' compensation costs due to falls from height among union carpenters, Washington state." American journal of industrial medicine 57, no. 9 (September 2014): 984-991. Full Text
  - Dement, JM, Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, AL, and Pompeii, LA. "Impact of hospital type II violent events: use of psychotropic drugs and mental health services." American journal of industrial medicine 57, no. 6 (June 2014): 627-639. Full Text
  - Schoenfisch, AL, Lipscomb, HJ, Marshall, SW, Casteel, C, Richardson, DB, Brookhart, MA, and Cameron, W. "Declining rates of work-related overexertion back injuries among union drywall installers in Washington State, 1989-2008: Improved work safety or shifting of care?." Am J Ind Med 57, no. 2 (February 2014): 184-194. Full Text Link to Item
  - "How well are we controlling falls from height in construction? Experiences of union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 57, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 69-77. Full Text
  - "Impact of hospital Type II violent events: Use of psychotropic drugs and mental health services." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 57, no. 6 (January 1, 2014): 627-639. Full Text
  - Adams, D, and Silverstein, BA. "Twenty years of workers' compensation costs due to falls from height among union carpenters, Washington State." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 57, no. 9 (January 1, 2014): 984-991. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, AL, Cameron, W, Kucera, KL, Adams, D, and Silverstein, BA. "How well are we controlling falls from height in construction? Experiences of union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008." Am J Ind Med 57, no. 1 (January 2014): 69-77. Full Text Link to Item
  - Schoenfisch, AL, Lipscomb, H, Marshall, S, Cameron, W, Richardson, D, and Casteel, C. "Work-related injuries among union drywall carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 56, no. 10 (October 2013): 1137-1148. Full Text
  - Grzywacz, JG, Lipscomb, HJ, Casanova, V, Neis, B, Fraser, C, Monaghan, P, and Vallejos, QM. "Organization of work in the agricultural, forestry, and fishing sector in the US southeast: implications for immigrant workers' occupational safety and health." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 56, no. 8 (August 2013): 925-939. (Review) Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, A, and Cameron, W. "Work-related injuries involving a hand or fingers among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008." J Occup Environ Med 55, no. 7 (July 2013): 832-838. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kaskutas, V, Dale, AM, Lipscomb, H, and Evanoff, B. "Corrigendum to “Fall prevention and safety communication training for foremen: Report of a pilot project designed to improve residential construction safety” [J Safety Res 44 (2013) 111–118]." Journal of Safety Research 45 (June 2013): 153-153. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Nolan, J, Patterson, D, Sticca, V, and Myers, DJ. "Safety, incentives, and the reporting of work-related injuries among union carpenters: "you're pretty much screwed if you get hurt at work"." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 56, no. 4 (April 2013): 389-399. Full Text
  - McCoy, AJ, Kucera, KL, Schoenfisch, AL, Silverstein, BA, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Twenty years of work-related injury and illness among union carpenters in Washington State." Am J Ind Med 56, no. 4 (April 2013): 381-388. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kaskutas, V, Dale, AM, Lipscomb, H, and Evanoff, B. "Fall prevention and safety communication training for foremen: report of a pilot project designed to improve residential construction safety." Journal of Safety Research 44 (February 2013): 111-118. Full Text
  - Pompeii, L, Dement, J, Schoenfisch, A, Lavery, A, Souder, M, Smith, C, and Lipscomb, H. "Perpetrator, worker and workplace characteristics associated with patient and visitor perpetrated violence (Type II) on hospital workers: a review of the literature and existing occupational injury data." Journal of Safety Research 44 (February 2013): 57-64. (Review) Full Text
  - Grzywacz, JG, Lipscomb, HJ, Casanova, V, Neis, B, Fraser, C, Monaghan, P, and Vallejos, QM. "Organization of work in the agricultural, forestry, and fishing sector in the US southeast: Implications for immigrant workers' occupational safety and health." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 56, no. 8 (2013): 925-939. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Nolan, J, Patterson, D, Sticca, V, and Myers, DJ. "Safety, incentives, and the reporting of work-related injuries among union carpenters: "You're pretty much screwed if you get hurt at work"." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 56, no. 4 (2013): 389-399. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, A, and Cameron, W. "Work-related injuries involving a hand or fingers among union carpenters in Washington state, 1989 to 2008." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 55, no. 7 (2013): 832-838. Full Text
  - Mccoy, AJ, Kucera, KL, Schoenfisch, AL, Silverstein, BA, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Twenty years of work-related injury and illness among union carpenters in Washington State." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 56, no. 4 (2013): 381-388. Full Text
  - Pompeii, L, Dement, J, Schoenfisch, A, Lavery, A, Souder, M, Smith, C, and Lipscomb, H. "Perpetrator, worker and workplace characteristics associated with patient and visitor perpetrated violence (Type II) on hospital workers: A review of the literature and existing occupational injury data." Journal of Safety Research 44, no. 1 (2013): 57-64. Full Text
  - Schoenfisch, AL, Lipscomb, H, Marshall, S, Cameron, W, Richardson, D, and Casteel, C. "Work-related injuries among union drywall carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 56, no. 10 (2013): 1137-1148. Full Text
  - Schoenfisch, AL, Lipscomb, HJ, Pompeii, LA, Myers, DJ, and Dement, JM. "Musculoskeletal injuries among hospital patient care staff before and after implementation of patient lift and transfer equipment." Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 39, no. 1 (January 2013): 27-36. Full Text
  - Lombardo, SR, Vijitha de Silva, P, Lipscomb, HJ, and Ostbye, T. "Musculoskeletal symptoms among female garment factory workers in Sri Lanka." Int J Occup Environ Health 18, no. 3 (July 2012): 210-219. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, AL, Myers, DJ, Pompeii, LA, and Dement, JM. "Evaluation of direct workers' compensation costs for musculoskeletal injuries surrounding interventions to reduce patient lifting." Occup Environ Med 69, no. 5 (May 2012): 367-372. Full Text Link to Item
  - Myers, DJ, Schoenfisch, AL, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Cultural influences on workplace safety: An example of hospital workers’ adoption of patient lifting devices." Safety Science 50, no. 3 (March 2012): 494-501. Full Text
  - Evanoff, B, Kaskutas, V, Dale, AM, Gaal, J, Fuchs, M, and Lipscomb, H. "Outcomes of a revised apprentice carpenter fall prevention training curriculum." Work 41, no. SUPPL.1 (2012): 3806-3808. Full Text
  - Schoenfisch, AL, Myers, DJ, Pompeii, LA, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Implementation and adoption of mechanical patient lift equipment in the hospital setting: The importance of organizational and cultural factors." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 54, no. 12 (December 2011): 946-954. Full Text
  - Schoenfisch, AL, Pompeii, LA, Myers, DJ, James, T, Yeung, Y-L, Fricklas, E, Pentico, M, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Objective measures of adoption of patient lift and transfer devices to reduce nursing staff injuries in the hospital setting." Am J Ind Med 54, no. 12 (December 2011): 935-945. Full Text Link to Item
  - Horton, RA, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Depressive symptoms in women working in a poultry-processing plant: a longitudinal analysis." Am J Ind Med 54, no. 10 (October 2011): 791-799. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Nolan, J, Patterson, D, Fullen, M, Takacs, BC, and Pompeii, LA. "Buyer beware: personnel selling nail guns know little about dangerous tools." Am J Ind Med 54, no. 8 (August 2011): 571-578. Full Text Link to Item
  - Schoenfisch, AL, Lipscomb, HJ, Myers, DJ, Fricklas, E, and James, T. "A lift assist team in an acute care hospital-prevention of injury or transfer of risk during patient-handling tasks?." AAOHN J 59, no. 8 (August 2011): 329-334. Full Text Link to Item
  - Shishlov, KS, Schoenfisch, AL, Myers, DJ, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Non-fatal construction industry fall-related injuries treated in US emergency departments, 1998-2005." Am J Ind Med 54, no. 2 (February 2011): 128-135. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kucera, KL, Lipscomb, HJ, and Silverstein, B. "Medical care surrounding work-related back injury claims among Washington State Union Carpenters, 1989-2003." Work 39, no. 3 (2011): 321-330. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kucera, KL, Loomis, D, Lipscomb, H, and Marshall, SW. "Prospective study of incident injuries among southeastern United States commercial fishermen." Occup Environ Med 67, no. 12 (December 2010): 829-836. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kucera, KL, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Assessment of physical risk factors for the shoulder using the Posture, Activity, Tools, and Handling (PATH) method in small-scale commercial crab pot fishing." Journal of Agromedicine 15, no. 4 (October 2010): 394-404. Full Text
  - Kaskutas, V, Dale, AM, Lipscomb, H, Gaal, J, Fuchs, M, Evanoff, B, and Carpenters' Joint Apprenticeship Program Instructor Team, . "Changes in fall prevention training for apprentice carpenters based on a comprehensive needs assessment." J Safety Res 41, no. 3 (June 2010): 221-227. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Nolan, J, Patterson, D, and Dement, JM. "Continued progress in the prevention of nail gun injuries among apprentice carpenters: what will it take to see wider spread injury reductions?." Journal of Safety Research 41, no. 3 (June 2010): 241-245. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, AL, Shishlov, KS, and Myers, DJ. "Nonfatal tool- or equipment-related injuries treated in US emergency departments among workers in the construction industry, 1998-2005." Am J Ind Med 53, no. 6 (June 2010): 581-587. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, AL, and Shishlov, KS. "Non-fatal contact injuries among workers in the construction industry treated in U.S. emergency departments, 1998-2005." Journal of Safety Research 41, no. 3 (June 2010): 191-195. Full Text
  - Schoenfisch, AL, Lipscomb, HJ, Shishlov, K, and Myers, DJ. "Nonfatal construction industry-related injuries treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States, 1998-2005." Am J Ind Med 53, no. 6 (June 2010): 570-580. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kaskutas, V, Dale, AM, Lipscomb, H, Gaal, J, Fuchs, M, and Evanoff, B. "Fall prevention among apprentice carpenters." Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 36, no. 3 (May 2010): 258-265.
  - Myers, DJ, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Informal social status among coworkers and risk of work-related injury among nurse aides in long-term care." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 53, no. 5 (May 2010): 514-523. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, H, Nolan, J, Patterson, D, and Dement, JM. "Surveillance of nail gun injuries by journeymen carpenters provides important insight into experiences of apprentices." New Solutions : a Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy : Ns 20, no. 1 (January 2010): 95-114. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Nolan, J, and Patterson, D. "Perspectives of residential contractors on nail gun safety." New Solutions : a Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy : Ns 20, no. 3 (January 2010): 337-348. Full Text
  - Pompeii, LA, Lipscomb, HJ, and Dement, JM. "Predictors of lost time from work among nursing personnel who sought treatment for back pain." Work (Reading, Mass.) 37, no. 3 (January 2010): 285-295. Full Text
  - Rodríguez-Acosta, RL, Myers, DJ, Richardson, DB, Lipscomb, HJ, Chen, JC, and Dement, JM. "Physical assault among nursing staff employed in acute care." Work (Reading, Mass.) 35, no. 2 (January 2010): 191-200. Full Text
  - Rodríguez-Acosta, RL, Richardson, DB, Lipscomb, HJ, Chen, JC, Dement, JM, Myers, DJ, and Loomis, DP. "Occupational injuries among aides and nurses in acute care." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 52, no. 12 (December 2009): 953-964. Full Text
  - Kucera, KL, Lipscomb, HJ, Silverstein, B, and Cameron, W. "Predictors of delayed return to work after back injury: A case-control analysis of union carpenters in Washington State." Am J Ind Med 52, no. 11 (November 2009): 821-830. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, Silverstein, B, Cameron, W, and Glazner, JE. "Who is paying the bills? Health care costs for musculoskeletal back disorders, Washington State Union Carpenters, 1989-2003." J Occup Environ Med 51, no. 10 (October 2009): 1185-1192. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, Silverstein, B, Cameron, W, and Glazner, JE. "Compensation costs of work-related back disorders among union carpenters, Washington State 1989-2003." Am J Ind Med 52, no. 8 (August 2009): 587-595. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Pompeii, LA, Myers, DJ, Schoenfisch, AL, and Dement, JM. "Systematic reviews of workplace injury interventions: what are we missing?." Med Lav 100, no. 4 (July 2009): 247-257. (Review) Link to Item
  - Pompeii, LA, Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, AL, and Dement, JM. "Musculoskeletal injuries resulting from patient handling tasks among hospital workers." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 52, no. 7 (July 2009): 571-578. Full Text
  - Kaskutas, V, Dale, AM, Nolan, J, Patterson, D, Lipscomb, HJ, and Evanoff, B. "Fall hazard control observed on residential construction sites." Am J Ind Med 52, no. 6 (June 2009): 491-499. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, Silverstein, B, Kucera, KL, and Cameron, W. "Health care utilization for musculoskeletal back disorders, Washington State union carpenters, 1989-2003." J Occup Environ Med 51, no. 5 (May 2009): 604-611. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kucera, KL, Loomis, D, Lipscomb, HJ, Marshall, SW, Mirka, GA, and Daniels, JL. "Ergonomic risk factors for low back pain in North Carolina crab pot and gill net commercial fishermen." Am J Ind Med 52, no. 4 (April 2009): 311-321. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, and Dement, JM. "A counterview on data quality and the systematic review process for occupational injury interventions: are we missing the forest for the trees?." Am J Prev Med 36, no. 4 (April 2009): 377-378. (Letter) Full Text Link to Item
  - McPhee, CS, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Upper-extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and physical health related quality of life among women employed in poultry processing and other low-wage jobs in northeastern North Carolina." Am J Ind Med 52, no. 4 (April 2009): 331-340. Full Text Link to Item
  - McDonald, MA, Lipscomb, HJ, Bondy, J, and Glazner, J. ""Safety is everyone's job:" the key to safety on a large university construction site." Journal of Safety Research 40, no. 1 (January 2009): 53-61. Full Text
  - Schoenfisch, AL, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Job characteristics and work organization factors associated with patient-handling injury among nursing personnel." Work 33, no. 1 (2009): 117-128. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Cameron, W, and Silverstein, B. "Incident and recurrent back injuries among union carpenters." Occup Environ Med 65, no. 12 (December 2008): 827-834. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kaskutas, VK, Dale, AM, Lipscomb, HJ, and Evanoff, BA. "Development of the St. Louis audit of fall risks at residential construction sites." International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 14, no. 4 (October 2008): 243-249. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Nolan, J, Patterson, D, and Dement, JM. "Prevention of traumatic nail gun injuries in apprentice carpenters: use of population-based measures to monitor intervention effectiveness." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 51, no. 10 (October 2008): 719-727. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Nolan, J, Patterson, D, Makrozahopoulos, D, Kucera, KL, and Dement, JM. "How much time is safety worth? A comparison of trigger configurations on pneumatic nail guns in residential framing." Public Health Reports 123, no. 4 (July 2008): 481-486. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Cameron, W, and Silverstein, B. "Back injuries among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2003." Am J Ind Med 51, no. 6 (June 2008): 463-474. Full Text Link to Item
  - Pompeii, LA, Lipscomb, HJ, and Dement, JM. "Surveillance of musculoskeletal injuries and disorders in a diverse cohort of workers at a tertiary care medical center." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 51, no. 5 (May 2008): 344-356. Full Text
  - Kucera, KL, Mirka, GA, Loomis, D, Marshall, SW, Lipscomb, HJ, and Daniels, J. "Evaluating ergonomic stresses in North Carolina commercial crab pot and gill net fishermen." J Occup Environ Hyg 5, no. 3 (March 2008): 182-196. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, H, Kucera, K, Epling, C, and Dement, J. "Upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders among a cohort of women employed in poultry processing." Am J Ind Med 51, no. 1 (January 2008): 24-36. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dale, AM, Kaskutas, V, Sherman-Voellinger, R, and Evanoff, B. "Challenges in residential fall prevention: insight from apprentice carpenters." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 51, no. 1 (January 2008): 60-68. Full Text
  - Norton, JM, Wing, S, Lipscomb, HJ, Kaufman, JS, Marshall, SW, and Cravey, AJ. "Race, wealth, and solid waste facilities in North Carolina." Environmental Health Perspectives 115, no. 9 (September 2007): 1344-1350. Full Text
  - "Are we failing vulnerable workers? The case of black women in poultry processing in rural north Carolina." New Solutions 17, no. 2 (August 1, 2007): 17-40.
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, Epling, CA, Gaynes, BN, McDonald, MA, and Schoenfisch, AL. "Depressive symptoms among working women in rural North Carolina: a comparison of women in poultry processing and other low-wage jobs." Int J Law Psychiatry 30, no. 4-5 (July 2007): 284-298. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Epling, CA, Pompeii, LA, and Dement, JM. "Musculoskeletal symptoms among poultry processing workers and a community comparison group: Black women in low-wage jobs in the rural South." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 50, no. 5 (May 2007): 327-338. Full Text
  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), . "Nail-gun injuries treated in emergency departments--United States, 2001-2005." Mmwr. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 56, no. 14 (April 2007): 329-332.
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, Epling, CA, McDonald, MA, and Schoenfisch, AL. "Are we failing vulnerable workers? The case of black women in poultry processing in rural North Carolina." New Solut 17, no. 1-2 (2007): 17-40. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, Nolan, J, and Patterson, D. "Nail gun injuries in apprentice carpenters: risk factors and control measures." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 49, no. 7 (July 2006): 505-513. Full Text
  - Runyan, CW, Dal Santo, J, Schulman, M, Lipscomb, HJ, and Harris, TA. "Work hazards and workplace safety violations experienced by adolescent construction workers." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160, no. 7 (July 2006): 721-727. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Glazner, JE, Bondy, J, Guarini, K, and Lezotte, D. "Injuries from slips and trips in construction." Applied Ergonomics 37, no. 3 (May 2006): 267-274. Full Text
  - Glazner, J, Lipscomb, H, and Bondy, J. "Refining the focus of construction injury surveillance." Med Lav 97, no. 2 (March 2006): 195-198. Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Loomis, D, McDonald, MA, Argue, RA, and Wing, S. "A conceptual model of work and health disparities in the United States." International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation 36, no. 1 (January 2006): 25-50. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Argue, R, McDonald, MA, Dement, JM, Epling, CA, James, T, Wing, S, and Loomis, D. "Exploration of work and health disparities among black women employed in poultry processing in the rural south." Environmental Health Perspectives 113, no. 12 (December 2005): 1833-1840. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ. "The importance of observational methods for evaluation of interventions to prevent occupational injuries." Occup Environ Med 62, no. 12 (December 2005): 819-820. Full Text Link to Item
  - Bondy, J, Lipscomb, H, Guarini, K, and Glazner, JE. "Methods for using narrative text from injury reports to identify factors contributing to construction injury." Am J Ind Med 48, no. 5 (November 2005): 373-380. Full Text Link to Item
  - Glazner, J, Bondy, J, Lezotte, DC, Lipscomb, H, and Guarini, K. "Factors contributing to construction injury at Denver International Airport." Am J Ind Med 47, no. 1 (January 2005): 27-36. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Glazner, J, Bondy, J, Lezotte, D, and Guarini, K. "Analysis of text from injury reports improves understanding of construction falls." J Occup Environ Med 46, no. 11 (November 2004): 1166-1173. Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Loomis, D, McDonald, MA, Kucera, K, Marshall, S, and Li, L. "Musculoskeletal symptoms among commercial fishers in North Carolina." Appl Ergon 35, no. 5 (September 2004): 417-426. Full Text Link to Item
  - Marshall, SW, Kucera, K, Loomis, D, McDonald, MA, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Work related injuries in small scale commercial fishing." Inj Prev 10, no. 4 (August 2004): 217-221. Full Text Link to Item
  - McDonald, MA, Loomis, D, Kucera, KL, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Use of qualitative methods to map job tasks and exposures to occupational hazards for commercial fishermen." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 46, no. 1 (July 2004): 23-31. Full Text
  - Dement, JM, Pompeii, LA, Østbye, T, Epling, C, Lipscomb, HJ, James, T, Jacobs, MJ, Jackson, G, and Thomann, W. "An integrated comprehensive occupational surveillance system for health care workers." Am J Ind Med 45, no. 6 (June 2004): 528-538. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, Nolan, J, Patterson, D, Li, L, and Cameron, W. "Falls in residential carpentry and drywall installation: findings from active injury surveillance with union carpenters." J Occup Environ Med 45, no. 8 (August 2003): 881-890. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, and Behlman, R. "Direct costs and patterns of injuries among residential carpenters, 1995-2000." J Occup Environ Med 45, no. 8 (August 2003): 875-880. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Li, L, and Dement, J. "Work-related falls among union carpenters in Washington State before and after the Vertical Fall Arrest Standard." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 44, no. 2 (August 2003): 157-165. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Li, L, and Dement, JM. "Falls among union carpenters." Am J Ind Med 44, no. 2 (August 2003): 148-156. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, Li, L, Nolan, J, and Patterson, D. "Work-related injuries in residential and drywall carpentry." Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 18, no. 6 (June 2003): 479-488. Full Text
  - Mirka, GA, Monroe, M, Nay, T, Lipscomb, H, and Kelaher, D. "Ergonomic interventions for the reduction of low back stress in framing carpenters in the home building industry." International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 31, no. 6 (June 2003): 397-409. Full Text
  - Dement, JM, Lipscomb, H, Li, L, Epling, C, and Desai, T. "Nail gun injuries among construction workers." Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 18, no. 5 (May 2003): 374-383. Full Text
  - Kennedy, MQ, Badger, E, Pompeii, L, and Lipscomb, HJ. "The North Country on the Job Network: a unique role for occupational health nurses in a community coalition." AAOHN J 51, no. 5 (May 2003): 204-209. Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, and Li, L. "Health care utilization of families of carpenters with alcohol or substance abuse-related diagnoses." Am J Ind Med 43, no. 4 (April 2003): 361-368. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, Nolan, J, Patterson, D, and Li, L. "Nail gun injuries in residential carpentry: lessons from active injury surveillance." Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention 9, no. 1 (March 2003): 20-24. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, and Li, L. "Health care utilization of carpenters with substance abuse-related diagnoses." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 43, no. 2 (February 2003): 120-131. Full Text
  - Darcey, D, Lipscomb, HJ, Epling, C, Pate, W, Cherry, LP, and Bernstein, J. "Clinical findings for residents near a polyurethane foam manufacturing plant." Arch Environ Health 57, no. 3 (May 2002): 239-246. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Moon, SD, Li, L, Pompeii, L, and Kennedy, MQ. "Evaluation of the North Country on the Job Network: a model of facilitated care for injured workers in rural upstate New York." J Occup Environ Med 44, no. 3 (March 2002): 246-257. Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, and Li, L. "Injuries among teens employed in the homebuilding industry in North Carolina." Inj Prev 7, no. 3 (September 2001): 205-209. Link to Item
  - "The role of epidemiological studies in ergonomics research." Proceedings of the Xivth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennium' (December 1, 2000): 545-547.
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, Gaal, JS, Cameron, W, and McDougall, V. "Work-related injuries in drywall installation." Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 15, no. 10 (October 2000): 794-802. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, and Rodriguez-Acosta, R. "Deaths from external causes of injury among construction workers in North Carolina, 1988-1994." Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 15, no. 7 (July 2000): 569-580. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ. "Effectiveness of interventions to prevent work-related eye injuries." Am J Prev Med 18, no. 4 Suppl (May 2000): 27-32. (Review) Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ. "Effectiveness of interventions to prevent work-related eye injuries." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE 18, no. 4 (May 2000): 27-32. Full Text Link to Item
  - "Effectiveness of interventions to prevent work-related eye injuries." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 18, no. 4 SUPPL. 1 (January 1, 2000): 27-32. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, McDougall, V, and Kalat, J. "Work-related eye injuries among union carpenters." Appl Occup Environ Hyg 14, no. 10 (October 1999): 665-676. Full Text Link to Item
  - Dement, JM, and Lipscomb, H. "Workers' compensation experience of North Carolina residential construction workers, 1986-1994." Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 14, no. 2 (February 1999): 97-106. Full Text
  - Wang, E, Dement, JM, and Lipscomb, H. "Mortality among North Carolina construction workers, 1988-1994." Appl Occup Environ Hyg 14, no. 1 (January 1999): 45-58. Full Text Link to Item
  - Dement, JM, Hensley, L, Kieding, S, and Lipscomb, H. "Proportionate mortality among union members employed at three Texas refineries." Am J Ind Med 33, no. 4 (April 1998): 327-340. Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, and Dement, JM. "Respiratory diseases among union carpenters: cohort and case-control analyses." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 33, no. 2 (February 1998): 131-150. Full Text
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, Loomis, DP, Silverstein, B, and Kalat, J. "Surveillance of work-related musculoskeletal injuries among union carpenters." Am J Ind Med 32, no. 6 (December 1997): 629-640. Link to Item
  - "To the editor." Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 12, no. 8 (January 1, 1997): 507-null. (Letter)
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Kalat, J, and Dement, JM. "Workers' Compensation Claims of Union Carpenters 1989–1992: Washington State." Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 11, no. 1 (January 1996): 56-63. Full Text
  - Moran, JB, Lipscomb, HJ, and Dement, JM. "Construction: Counting Illness and Injury in Construction." Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 10, no. 5 (May 1995): 449-451. Full Text
  - Grubb, SA, Lipscomb, HJ, and Suh, PB. "Results of surgical treatment of painful adult scoliosis." Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 19, no. 14 (July 15, 1994): 1619-1627. Link to Item
  - "Results of surgical treatment of painful adult scoliosis." Spine 19, no. 14 (January 1, 1994): 1619-1627.
  - Grubb, SA, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Diagnostic findings in painful adult scoliosis." Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 17, no. 5 (May 1992): 518-527. Link to Item
  - Grubb, SA, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Results of lumbosacral fusion for degenerative disc disease with and without instrumentation. Two- to five-year follow-up." Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 17, no. 3 (March 1992): 349-355. Link to Item
  - Lipscomb, HJ, Grubb, SA, and Talmage, RV. "Spinal bone density following spinal fusion." Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 14, no. 4 (April 1989): 477-479. Link to Item
  - Grubb, SA, Lipscomb, HJ, and Coonrad, RW. "Degenerative adult onset scoliosis." Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 13, no. 3 (March 1988): 241-245. Link to Item
  - Grubb, SA, Lipscomb, HJ, and Guilford, WB. "The relative value of lumbar roentgenograms, metrizamide myelography, and discography in the assessment of patients with chronic low-back syndrome." Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 12, no. 3 (April 1987): 282-286. Link to Item
  - Tatsumi, E, Harada, S, Bechtold, T, Lipscomb, H, Davis, J, Kuszynski, C, Volsky, DJ, Han, T, Armitage, J, and Purtilo, DT. "In-vitro infection of chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)." Leukemia Research 10, no. 2 (January 1986): 167-177. Full Text
  - Manolov, G, Manolova, Y, Sonnabend, J, Lipscomb, H, and Purtilo, DT. "Chromosome aberrations in peripheral lymphocytes of male homosexuals." Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics 18, no. 4 (December 1985): 337-350. Full Text
  - Loeffel, S, Chang, CH, Heyn, R, Harada, S, Lipscomb, H, Sinangil, F, Volsky, DJ, McClain, K, Ochs, H, and Purtilo, DT. "Necrotizing lymphoid vasculitis in X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome." Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 109, no. 6 (June 1985): 546-550.
  - Wisecarver, J, Bechtold, T, Collins, M, Davis, J, Lipscomb, H, Sonnabend, J, and Purtilo, DT. "A method for determination of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) of human peripheral mononuclear cells." Journal of Immunological Methods 79, no. 2 (May 1985): 277-282. Full Text
  - Purtilo, DT, Manolov, G, Manolova, Y, Harada, S, Lipscomb, H, and Tatsumi, E. "Role of Epstein-Barr virus in the etiology of Burkitt's lymphoma." Iarc Scientific Publications , no. 60 (January 1985): 231-247.
  - Purtilo, DT, Tatsumi, E, Manolov, G, Manolova, Y, Harada, S, Lipscomb, H, and Krueger, G. "Epstein-Barr virus as an etiological agent in the pathogenesis of lymphoproliferative and aproliferative diseases in immune deficient patients." International Review of Experimental Pathology 27 (January 1985): 113-183. (Review)
  - Purtilo, DT, Zelkowitz, L, Harada, S, Brooks, CD, Bechtold, T, Lipscomb, H, Yetz, J, and Rogers, G. "Delayed onset of infectious mononucleosis associated with acquired agammaglobulinemia and red cell aplasia." Annals of Internal Medicine 101, no. 2 (August 1984): 180-186. Full Text
  - Purtilo, DT, Manolov, G, Manolova, Y, Harada, S, and Lipscomb, H. "Squamous-cell carcinoma, Kaposi's sarcoma and Burkitt's lymphoma are consequences of impaired immune surveillance of ubiquitous viruses in acquired immune deficiency syndrome, allograft recipients and tropical African patients." Iarc Scientific Publications , no. 63 (January 1984): 749-770. (Review)
  - Merino, F, Lipscomb, H, Amesty, C, Purtilo, D, and Ramírez-Duque, P. "Lymphocyte subsets in Chediak-Higashi patients." Immunol Lett 6, no. 2 (February 1983): 81-85. Link to Item
  - Rees, ED, Shuck, AE, Lowry, JQ, Smith, TM, and Lipscomb, H. "Comparison of the clastogenic and carcinogenic effects of intravenous beta-propiolactone and benzo(a)pyrene in rats." J Environ Pathol Toxicol 2, no. 6 (July 1979): 1475-1485. Link to Item
  - Prentice, ED, Lipscomb, H, Metcalf, WK, and Sharp, JG. "Effects of hypophysectomy on DNCB-induced contact sensitivity in rats." Scandinavian Journal of Immunology 5, no. 8 (January 1976): 955-961. Full Text
  - Zimberg, S, Lipscomb, H, and Davis, EB. "Sociopsychiatric treatment of alcoholism in an urban ghetto." The American Journal of Psychiatry 127, no. 12 (June 1971): 1670-1674. Full Text
  - Rees, ED, Mandelstam, P, Lowry, JQ, and Lipscomb, H. "A study of the mechanism of intestinal absorption of benzo(a)pyrene." Biochim Biophys Acta 225, no. 1 (January 5, 1971): 96-107. Link to Item
  - Rummel, J, Sallin, E, and Lipscomb, H. "Circadian rhythms in simulated and manned orbital space flight." Rassegna Di Neurologia Vegetativa 21, no. 1 (April 1967): 41-56.
  - Fred, HL, Allred, DP, Garber, HE, Retiene, K, and Lipscomb, H. "Pheochromocytoma masquerading as overwhelming infection." American Heart Journal 73, no. 2 (February 1967): 149-154. Full Text
  - GUILLEMIN, R, SCHALLY, A, ANDERSEN, R, LIPSCOMB, H, and LONG, J. "[On the existence of 2 types of substances with hypophysiotropic activity: a-CRF and beta-CRF (corticotrophin-releasing factor)]." C R Hebd Seances Acad Sci 250 (June 27, 1960): 4462-4464. Link to Item
  - LIPSCOMB, H, DOBSON, HL, and GREENE, JA. "Infection in the diabetic." Southern Medical Journal 52, no. 1 (January 1959): 16-23.
  - GUILLEMIN, R, NICHOLS, B, and LIPSCOMB, H. "[Hypothalamic factor in the secretion of ACTH; in vivo activity in animals with hypothalamic lesions or pharmacological block]." C R Hebd Seances Acad Sci 247, no. 19 (November 10, 1958): 1662-1664. Link to Item

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