Effects of universal masking on Massachusetts healthcare workers' COVID-19 incidence.
Lan FY, Christophi CA, Buley J, Iliaki E, Bruno-Murtha LA, Sayah AJ, Kales SN.
Occup Med (Lond). 2020 12 12. 70(8):606-609. PMID: 33225363
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Stefanos Nikolaos Kales
Professor in the Department of Environmental Health
Environmental Health
Other Positions
Professor of Medicine
Medicine
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Association of the Modified Mediterranean Diet Score (mMDS) with Anthropometric and Biochemical Indices in US Career Firefighters.
Romanidou M, Tripsianis G, Hershey MS, Sotos-Prieto M, Christophi C, Moffatt S, Constantinidis TC, Kales SN.
Nutrients. 2020 Nov 30. 12(12). PMID: 33265967
The Effects of a Mediterranean Diet Intervention on Targeted Plasma Metabolic Biomarkers among US Firefighters: A Pilot Cluster-Randomized Trial.
Sotos-Prieto M, Ruiz-Canela M, Song Y, Christophi C, Mofatt S, Rodriguez-Artalejo F, Kales SN.
Nutrients. 2020 Nov 24. 12(12). PMID: 33255353
The Association Between the Mediterranean Lifestyle Index and All-Cause Mortality in the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra Cohort.
Hershey MS, Fernandez-Montero A, Sotos-Prieto M, Kales S, Gea A, Ruiz-Estigarribia L, Sánchez-Villegas A, Díaz-Gutiérrez J, Martínez-González MA, Ruiz-Canela M.
Am J Prev Med. 2020 12. 59(6):e239-e248. PMID: 33220762
Evolving virulence? Decreasing COVID-19 complications among Massachusetts healthcare workers: a cohort study.
Lan FY, Filler R, Mathew S, Iliaki E, Osgood R, Bruno-Murtha LA, Kales SN.
Pathog Glob Health. 2020 Nov 14. 1-3. PMID: 33191880
Association between SARS-CoV-2 infection, exposure risk and mental health among a cohort of essential retail workers in the USA.
Lan FY, Suharlim C, Kales SN, Yang J.
Occup Environ Med. 2020 Oct 30. PMID: 33127659
The Effects of Fire Academy Training and Probationary Firefighter Status on Select Basic Health and Fitness Measurements.
Lan FY, Yiannakou I, Scheibler C, Hershey MS, Cabrera JLR, Gaviola G, Fernandez-Montero A, Christophi CA, Christiani DC, Sotos-Prieto M, Kales SN.
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2020 Oct 07. PMID: 33044439
Anthocyanin Intake and Physical Activity: Associations with the Lipid Profile of a US Working Population.
Hershey MS, Sotos-Prieto M, Ruiz-Canela M, Martinez-Gonzalez MA, Cassidy A, Moffatt S, Kales SN.
Molecules. 2020 Sep 24. 25(19). PMID: 32987892
Sleep Apnea Screening for Commercial Drivers: A Retrospective Comparison of the 2016 FMCSA MRB Recommendations and the 2006 Joint Task Force Consensus Guidelines.
Wilcox C, Yang J, Filler R, Chen PH, Hyun YJ, Rielly A, Kales SN.
J Occup Environ Med. 2020 Aug. 62(8):e442-e448. PMID: 32568819
Associations Between the Breakroom Built Environment, Worker Health Habits, and Worker Health Outcomes: A Pilot Study Among Public Transit Rail Operators.
Jones NM, McDonnell M, Sparer-Fine E, Rosner B, Dennerlein JT, Kales S, Messerlian C.
J Occup Environ Med. 2020 Aug. 62(8):e398-e406. PMID: 32404827
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