D R Brooks
Biographic Data
| ID | 4338995 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D R Brooks |
| GIVEN NAMES | D R |
| FAMILY NAME | Brooks |
| SIGNATURE | BROOKS D R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massachusetts Department of Public Health |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-1720-9674 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Tobacco use among adults with disabilities in Massachusetts
There are disparities in smoking rates between adults with and without disabilities. Smoking cessation programmes targeted to the disabled community are needed
Lower use of dental services among long term cigarette smokers
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Given the advanced stage of most oral cancer cases at diagnosis, it is hypothesised that a significant proportion of higher risk adults do not visit a dentist annually. The study objectives were to assess whether long term smokers were less likely to visit the dentist. DESIGN: Data from the 1998 Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a population-based, random digit dial telephone health survey, were used to ev…
Elevated blood lead levels among construction workers in the Massachusetts Occupational Lead Registry
Although the construction industry until recently was exempt from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration General Industry Lead Standard, including its medical monitoring provisions, periodic blood lead tests have been required for residential "deleaders" and structural painters in Massachusetts. Sixty-three percent of the 381 registrants in the Massachusetts Occupational Lead Registry with blood lead levels of 1.93 mumol/L or higher ar…
Lower use of dental services among long term cigarette smokers
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Given the advanced stage of most oral cancer cases at diagnosis, it is hypothesised that a significant proportion of higher risk adults do not visit a dentist annually. The study objectives were to assess whether long term smokers were less likely to visit the dentist. DESIGN: Data from the 1998 Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a population-based, random digit dial telephone health survey, were used to ev…
Elevated blood lead levels among construction workers in the Massachusetts Occupational Lead Registry
Although the construction industry until recently was exempt from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration General Industry Lead Standard, including its medical monitoring provisions, periodic blood lead tests have been required for residential "deleaders" and structural painters in Massachusetts. Sixty-three percent of the 381 registrants in the Massachusetts Occupational Lead Registry with blood lead levels of 1.93 mumol/L or higher ar…
Lower use of dental services among long term cigarette smokers
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Given the advanced stage of most oral cancer cases at diagnosis, it is hypothesised that a significant proportion of higher risk adults do not visit a dentist annually. The study objectives were to assess whether long term smokers were less likely to visit the dentist. DESIGN: Data from the 1998 Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a population-based, random digit dial telephone health survey, were used to ev…
Tobacco use among adults with disabilities in Massachusetts
There are disparities in smoking rates between adults with and without disabilities. Smoking cessation programmes targeted to the disabled community are needed
Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2 works) · Confidence interval (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (2 works) · Blood lead level (1 works) · Demography (1 works) · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (1 works)