University of Iowa College of Public Health Public Health - Administration Research and Academic Affairs Associate DeanAppointed: 2002 University of Iowa College of Public Health Biostatistics ProfessorAppointed: 1999 |  |
QualificationsPh.D., Iowa State University, 1972. M.S., Iowa State University, 1966. B.S., Iowa State University, 1964. Expertise and Research InterestsAreas of Research Interest/Current Projects
1. Theory of the design of sample surveys 2. Epidemiology of cancer deaths in Iowa farmers 3. Drinking water quality in rural Iowa 4. Epidemiology of occupational health 5. Biostatistical methods in clinical research 6. Surveillance of respiratory illnesses and accidents in Iowa residents 7. Effects of pesticide use in Iowa farmers Other ExpertiseI have served as an expert witness on the design of sample surveys. I have served as author or co-author of the following book chapters: - Torner JC, Nibbelink DW and Burmeister LF. Statistical comparisons of end results of a randomized treatment study. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Report of the Cooperative Study Phases II-VI
- Nibbelink DW, Torner JC and Burmeister LF. Fluid restriction in combination with antifibrinolytic therapy. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Report of the Cooperative Study Phases II-VI
- Burmeister LF. Cancer mortality in Iowa farmers. Handbook of Health and Safety in Agriculture, CRC Press, Inc., 1989
KeywordsCOS Keywords:Agricultural Chemistry, Biometry, Biostatistics, Blood or Blood Products or Transfusions, Clinical Research or Studies, Clinical Trial, Environmental Health, Herbicides, Neonatology, Occupational Health and Safety, Pesticides, Preventive Medicine, Public Health, Rural Health, Sampling Theory, Statistics, Sustainable Agriculture.Additional Terms:Clinical Trial, Environmental Risk, Farmers' Health, Sampling Theory.MembershipsAdvisory Board, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University American Public Health Association American Statistical Association Biometric Society Iowa Chapter of the American Statistical Association Society for Clinical Trials Society for Epidemiologic Research Honors and Awards1999, Faculty Service Award,
Sigma Xi,
Gamma Sigma Delta,
Previous Positions2001-2002, Interim Head,
University of Iowa,
College of Public Health,
Biostatistics
1999-2002, Associate Dean,
University of Iowa,
College of Public Health (est 1999),
Academic and Faculty Affairs
1997-1999, Associate Head,
University of Iowa,
Carver College of Medicine,
Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health,
Academic and Faculty Affairs
1994-1997, Interim Head,
University of Iowa,
Carver College of Medicine,
Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
1992-1993, Acting Director,
University of Iowa,
Carver College of Medicine,
Institute of Agriculture Medicine and Occupational Health
1986-1994, Vice-Chairman,
University of Iowa,
Carver College of Medicine,
Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
1985-1986, Acting Vice-Chairman,
University of Iowa,
Carver College of Medicine,
Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
1982-1999, Professor,
University of Iowa,
Carver College of Medicine,
Biostatistics
1977-1982, Associate Professor,
University of Iowa,
Carver College of Medicine,
Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
1972-1977, Assistant Professor,
University of Iowa,
Carver College of Medicine,
Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
1972-1977, Assistant Professor,
University of Iowa,
Carver College of Medicine,
Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
1969-1972, Instructor,
University of Iowa,
Carver College of Medicine,
Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
Funding Received- CDC:
Healthier Workforce Center for Excellence,
,
2005
to 2011.
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Surveillance, Epidemiology and end Results,
,
2003
to 2010.
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Asthma Centers - Airway Disease in Children from Rural Communities,
,
2002
to 2004.
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Improving Health of Rural Iowans through Diet and Exercise,
,
2002
to 2004.
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Children's Center - The etiology and pathogenesis of airway disease in children from rural communities,
1998
to 2003.
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Childhood Agricultural Safety and Health Research,
1997
to 2001.
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Injury Prevention Research Center Agricultural Injury Research Project,
1996
to 2001.
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Injury Prevention Research Center Biometry/Injury Registry,
1996
to 2001.
- CDC/NIOSH:
Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health (Keokuk County Rural Health),
,
1996
to 2007.
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Indoor Air Quality in Large Office Buildings in the Midwest,
1995
to 1999.
- NIH:
Neonatal Anemia: Pathophysiology and Treatment,
,
1992
to 2007.
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PPG in Neonatal Transfusions,
1992
to 1997.
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Centers for Agricultural Research, Education, Disease and Injury Prevention,
1990
to 1999.
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Environmental Health Sciences Core Center Grant,
1990
to 2001.
- Injury Prevention Research Center:
Injury Prevention Research Center,
,
1990
to 1995.
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Iowa Farm Family Health & Surveillance Project,
1990
to 1995.
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General Clinical Research Cetner,
,
1987
to 2008.
- Centers for Disease Control:
Selected Cancers Study,
1986
to 1990.
- Michigan State Department of Health:
Michigan PBB Study,
1985
to 1985.
- National Cancer Institute:
Cancer Research Emphasis Grant,
1979
to .
Publications- Mock DM, Mock NI, Lankford GL, Burmeister LF, Strauss RG, Widness JA (Jun 2008) Red Cell Volume Can Be Accurately Determined in Sheep Using a Non-radioactive Biotin Label., Pediatric research
 - Strauss RG, Mock DM, Johnson KJ, Cress GA, Burmeister LF, Zimmerman MB, Bell EF, Rijhsinghani A (2008) A randomized clinical trial comparing immediate versus delayed clamping of the umbilical cord in preterm infants: short-term clinical and laboratory endpoints, Transfusion, 48 (4), 658-65
 - Sprince N, Park H, Zwerling C, Whitten P, Lynch C, Burmeister L, Thu K, Gillette P, Alavanja M (2007) Risk factors for low back injury among farmers in Iowa: a case-control study nested in the agricultural health study, J Occup Environ Hyg, 4 (1), 10-6
- Kohatsu ND, Tsai R, Young T, Vangilder R, Burmeister LF, Stromquist AM, Merchant JA (2006) Sleep duration and body mass index in a rural population, Arch Intern Med, 166 (16), 1701-5
- Sanderson WT, Madsen MD, Rautiainen R, Kelly KM, Zwerling C, Taylor CD, Reynolds SJ, Stromquist AM, Burmeister LF, Merchant JA (2006) Tractor overturn concerns in Iowa: Perspectives from the Keokuk County Rural Health Study, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 12 (1), 71-81
- Rautiainen RH, Ohsfeldt R, Sprince NL, Donham KJ, Burmeister LF, Reynolds SJ, Saarimaki P, Zwerling C (2006) Cost of injuries and occupational diseases in agriculture in Finland, J Agromedicine, 10 (3), 21-9
- Rautiainen RH, Ledolter J, Sprince NL, Donham KJ, Burmeister LF, Ohsfeldt R, Reynolds SJ, Phillips K, Zwerling C (2005) Effects of premium discount on workers' compensation claims in agriculture in Finland, Am J Ind Med, 48 (2), 100-9
- Flamme GA, Mudipalli R, Reynolds SJ, Kelly KM, Stromquist AM, Zwerling C, Burmeister LF, Peng SC, Merchant JA, Prevalence of Hearing Impairment in a Rural Midwestrn Cohort: Estimates From the Keokuk County Rural Health Study, 1994 to 1998, Ear and Hearing, 26(3), 350-60, Jun 2005
- Peek-Asa C, Zwerling C, Young T, Stromquist AM, Burmeister L, Merchant JA, Population Based Study of Reporting Patterns and Characteristics of Men Who Abuse Their Female Partners, Injury Prevention, 11(3), 180-5, Jun 2005
- Merchant JA, Naleway AL, Svendsen ER, Kelly KM, Burmeister LF, Stromquist AM, Taylor CD, Thorne PS, Reynolds SJ, Sanderson WT, Chrischilles EA, Asthma and Farm Exposures in a Cohort of Rural Iowa Children, Environmental Health Perspectives, 113(3), 350-6, 2005
- Chiu BC, Weisenburger DD, Zahm SH, Cantor KP, Gapstur SM, Holmes F, Burmeister LF, Blair A, Agricultural pesticide use, familial cancer, and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 13(4), 525-31, April 2004
 - Mock DM, Lankford GL, Widness JA, Burmeister LF, Kahn D, Strauss RG, RBCs labeled at two biotin densities permit simultaneous and repeated measurements of circulating RBC volume, Transfusion, 44(3), 431-7, March 2004
- Chrischilles E, Ahrens R, Kuehl A, Kelly K, Thorne P, Burmeister L, Merchant J, Asthma prevalence and morbidity among rural Iowa schoolchildren, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 113(1), 66-71, January 2004
- Nonnenman MW, Donham KJ, Rautiainen RH, O'Shaughnessy PT, Burmeister LF, Reynolds SJ, Vegetable oil sprinkling as a dust reduction method in swine confinement, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 10(1), 7-15, 2004
- Burmeister LF, Principles of successful sample surveys, Anesthesiology, 99(6), 1251-2, December 2003
 - Sprince NL, Zwerling C, Lynch CF, Whitten PS, Thu K, Gillette PP, Burmeister LF, Alavanja MC, Risk factors for falls among Iowa farmers: A case-control study nested in
the Agricultural Health Study, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 44(3), 265-72, September 2003
 - De Roos AJ, Zahm SH, Cantor KP, Weisenburger DD, Holmes FF, Burmeister LF, Blair A, Integrative assessment of multiple pesticides as risk factors for
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among men, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 60(9), E11, September 2003
 - Nordstrom DL, Zwerling C, Stromquist AM, Burmeister LF, Merchant JA, Identification of risk factors for non-fatal child injury in a rural area:
Keokuk County Rural Health Study, Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention., 9(3), 235-40, September 2003
 - Murty SA, Peek-Asa C, Zwerling C, Stromquist AM, Burmeister LF, Merchant JA, Physical and emotional partner abuse reported by men and women in a rural
community, American Journal of Public Health, 93(7), 1073-5, July 2003
 - Park H, Reynolds SJ, Kelly KM, Stromquist AM, Burmeister LF, Zwerling C, Merchant JA, Characterization of agricultural tasks performed by youth in the Keokuk
County Rural Health Study, Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 18(6), 418-29, June 2003
 - Sprince NL, Park H, Zwerling C, Lynch CF, Whitten PS, Burmeister LF, Gillette PP, Alavanja MCR, Risk factors for animal-related injury among Iowa livestock farmers: a case-control study nested in the agricultural health study, Journal of Rural Health, 19(2), 165-73, 2003
- Sprince NL, Zwerling C, Lynch CF, Whitten PS, Thu K, Logsden-Sackette N, Burmeister LF, Sandler DP, Alavanja MCR, Risk factors for agricultural injury: a case-control analysis of Iowa farmers in the agricultural health study, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 9(1), 5-18, 2003
- Sprince NL, Park H, Zwerling C, Lynch CF, Whitten PA, Thu K, Gillette PP, Burmeister LF, Alavanja MC, Risk factors for machinery-related injury among Iowa farmers: a
case-control study nested in the Agricultural Health
Study, International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health : Official Journal of the International Commission On Occupational Health., 8(4), 332-8, 2002
 - Merchant JA, Stromquist AM, Kelly KM, Zwerling C, Reynolds SJ, Burmeister LF, Chronic disease and injury in an agricultural county: The Keokuk County
Rural Health Cohort Study, The Journal of Rural Health : Official Journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association., 18(4), 521-35, 2002
 - Chiu BC, Weisenburger DD, Cantor KP, Zahm SH, Holmes F, Burmeister LF, Blair A, Alcohol consumption, family history of hematolymphoproliferative cancer and the risk of non-hodgkin's lymphoma in men, Annals of Epidemiology, 12(5), 309-15, July 2002
- Pitkin RM, Burmeister LF, Prodding tardy reviewers: a randomized comparison of telephone, fax, and e-mail, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 287(21), 2794-5, June 2002
 - Pitkin RM, Burmeister LF, Identifying manuscript reviewers: randomized comparison of asking first or just sending, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 287(21), 2795-6, June 2002
 - Doebbeling BN, Jones MF, Hall DB, Clarke WR, Woolson RF, Torner JC, Burmeister LF, Snyders-Crumley T, Barrett DH, Falter KH, Merchant JA, Nusser S, Anderson D, Schwartz DA, Methodologic issues in a population-based health survey of Gulf War veterans, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 55(5), 477-87, May 2002
 - Shavers VL, Lynch CF, Burmeister LF, Racial differences in factors that influence the willingness to participate in medical research studies, Annals of Epidemiology, 12(4), 248-56, May 2002
 - Reynolds SJ, Chrischilles E, Ahrens R, Thorne PS, Kuehl A, Burmeister L, Kelly KM, Merchant JA, Hunninghake GW, Iowa rural childhood asthma intervention study: Wave 1 environmental assessments and interventions, Epidemiology, 13(4), 309, 2002
- Park H, Sprince NL, Whitten PS, Burmeister LF, Zwerling C, Risk factors for back pain among male farmers: analysis of Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Study, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 40(6), 646-54, December 2001
 - Reynolds SJ, Black DW, Borin SS, Breuer G, Burmeister LF, Fuortes LJ, Smith TF, Stein MA, Subramanian P, Thorne PS, Whitten P, Indoor environmental quality in six commercial office buildings in the
midwest United States, Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 16(11), 1065-77, November 2001
 - Waddell BL, Zahm SH, Baris D, Weisenburger DD, Holmes F, Burmeister LF, Cantor KP, Blair A, Agricultural use of organophosphate pesticides and the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among male farmers (United States), Cancer Causes & Control : Ccc, 12(6), 509-17, August 2001
 - Nordstrom DL, Zwerling C, Stromquist AM, Burmeister LF, Merchant JA, Rural population survey of behavioral and demographic risk factors for loaded firearms, Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention, 7(2), 112-6, June 2001
 - Zwerling C, Merchant JA, Nordstrom DL, Stromquist AM, Burmeister LF, Reynolds SJ, Kelly KM, Risk factors for injury in rural Iowa: round one of the Keokuk County Rural Health Study, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 20(3), 230-3, April 2001
 - Park H, Sprince NL, Whitten PS, Burmeister LF, Zwerling C, Farm-related dermatoses in Iowa male farmers and wives of farmers: a cross-sectional analysis of the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 43(4), 364-9, April 2001
 - Nordstrom DL, Zwerling C, Stromquist AM, Burmeister LF, Merchanat JA, Epidemiology of unintentional adult injury in a general rural population, Journal of Trauma, 51, 758-766, 2001
- Shavers VL, Lynch CF, Burmeister LF, Factors that influence African-Americans' willingness to participate in
medical research studies, Cancer, 91(1 Suppl), 233-6, Jan 2001
 - Nordstrom DL, Zwerling C, Stromquist AM, Burmeister LF, Merchant JA, Child and adult risk factors for nonfatal child injury in a rural health survey, Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 2001
- Park H, Sprince NL, Lewis MQ, Burmeister LF, Whitten PS, Zwerling C, Risk factors for work-related injury among male farmers in Iowa: a prospective cohort study, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 43, 542-547, 2001
- Zlatnik FJ, Yankowitz I, Whitham J, Burmeister LF, Vaginal ultrasound as an adjunct to vertical digital examination in women at risk for early delivery, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 51, 12-16, 2001
- Strauss RG, Burmeister LF, Johnson K, Cress G, Cordle DG, Randomized trial assessing the feasibility and safety of biologic parents as RBC donors for their preterm infants, Transfusion, 40(4), 450-6, April 2000
 - Scarth RD, Stallones L, Zwerling C, Burmeister LF, The prevalence of depressive symptoms and risk factors among Iowa and
Colorado farmers, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 37(4), 382-9, April 2000
 - Widness JA, Lowe LS, Bell EF, Burmeister LF, Mock DM, Kistard JA, Bard H, Adaptive responses during anemia and its correction in lambs, Journal of Applied Physiology (bethesda, Md. : 1985), 88(4), 1397-406, April 2000
 - Strauss RG, Burmeister LF, Johnson K, Cress G, Cordle D, Feasibility and safety of AS-3 red blood cells for neonatal transfusions, Journal of Pediatrics, 136(2), 215-9, February 2000
 - Shavers VL, Lynch CF, Burmeister LF, Knoweldge of the Tuskegee study and its impact on the willingness to participate in medical research studies, Journal of the National Medical Association, 92(12), 563-72, 2000
- Donham KJ, Cumro D, Reynolds SJ, Merchant JA, Burmeister LF, Dose-response relationships between occupational aerosol exposures and cross-shift declines of lung function in poultry workers. Recommendations for exposure limits, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 42(3), 260-269, 2000
- Johnson KJ, Cress GA, Connolly NW, Burmeister LF, Wildness JA, Neonatal laboratory blood sampling: comparison of results from arterial catheters with those from an automated capillary device, The Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 19(1), 27-34, 2000
- Pitkin RM, Branagan MA, Burmeister LF, Effectiveness of a journal intervention to improve abstract quality, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 283(4), 481, Jan 2000
 - Jones ML, Reynolds SJ, Burmeister LF, Lewis MQ, Whitten PS, Scarth RD, Zwerling C, Application of a subjective health and safety rating system to Iowa farm operations., Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 14(12), 852-67, December 1999
 - Etre LA, Reynolds SJ, Burmeister LF, Whitten PS, Gergely R, An evaluation of the effectiveness of lead paint hazard reduction when conducted by homeowners and landlords., Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 14(8), 522-9, August 1999
 - Pitkin RM, Branagan MA, Burmeister LF, Accuracy of data in abstracts of published research articles, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 281(12), 1110-1, March 1999
 - Mock DM, Lankford GL, Widness JA, Burmeister LF, Kahn D, Strauss RG, Measurement of circulating red cell volume using biotin-labeled red cells: validation against 51Cr-labeled red cells, Transfusion, 39(2), 149-55, February 1999
 - Mock DM, Lankford GL, Widness JA, Burmeister LF, Kahn D, Strauss RG, Measurement of red cell survival using biotin-labeled red cells: validation against 51Cr-labeled red cells, Transfusion, 39(2), 156-62, February 1999
 - Cerhan J R, Cantor K P, Williamson K, Lynch C F, Torner J C, Burmeister L F, Cancer mortality among Iowa farmers: recent results, time trends, and lifestyle factors (United States)., Cancer Causes and Control, 9(3), 311-9, May 1998
 - Lewis M Q, Sprince N L, Burmeister L F, Whitten P S, Torner J C, Zwerling C, Work-related injuries among Iowa farm operators: an analysis of the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 33(5), 510-7, May 1998
 - Scarth RD, Rohrer JE, Burmeister LF, Zwerling C, Perceptions of access to medical care among Iowa farmers, Journal of Agromedicine, 5(4), 5-20, 1998
- Reynolds SJ, Merchant JA, Strongquist AM, Burmeister LF, Taylor C, Lewis MQ, Kelly KM, Keokuk County Iowa rural health study: self-reported use of pesticides and protective equipment, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, Special Issue, 1, 67-77, 1998
- Fuortes L J, Weih L, Pomrehn P, Thorne P S, Jones M, Burmeister L, Merchant J A, Prospective epidemiologic evaluation of laboratory animal allergy among university employees, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 32(6), 665-9, December 1997
- Thorne P S, Reynolds S J, Milton D K, Bloebaum P D, Zhang X, Whitten P, Burmeister L F, Field evaluation of endotoxin air sampling assay methods., American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 58(11), 792-9, November 1997
 - Widness JA, Burmeister LF, Schmidt RL, Lambert DJ, Increased plasma erythropoietin levels in lambs treated with parenteral iron, British Journal of Haematology, 97(3), 686-7, June 1997
 - Mock DM, Lankford GL, Burmeister LF, Strauss RG, Circulating red cell volume and red cell survival can be accurately determined in sheep using the [14C]cyanate label, Pediatric Research, 41(6), 916-21, June 1997
 - Shavers-Hornaday V L, Lynch C F, Burmeister L F, Torner J C, Why are African Americans under-represented in medical research studies? Impediments to participation., Ethnicity and Health, 2(1-2), 31-45, March 1997
 - Reynolds SJ, Merchant JA, Zwerling C, Stromquist AM, Burmeister L, The Keokuk County rural health study: preliminary results of environmental exposure assessments, Journal of Agromedicine, 4, 55-62, 1997
- Blair A, Stewart PA, Kross B, Ogilvie L, Burmeister LF, Ward MH, Zahn SH, Comparison of two techniques to obtain information on pesticide use from Iowa farmers by interview, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 3(4), 229-236, 1997
- Stromquist AM, Merchant JA, Burmeister LF, Zwerling C, Reynolds SJ, The Keokuk County rural health study: methodology and demographics, Journal of Agromedicine, 4, 243-48, 1997
- Zwerling C, Merchant JA, Reynolds SJ, Burmeister LF, Stromquist AM, Risk factors for injury in rural Iowa: preliminary data from the Keokuk County rural health study, Journal of Agromedicine, 4, 295-302, 1997
- Scarth RD, Zwerling C, Lewis MO, Burmeister LF, Depression and risk factors among Iowa farmers, Journal of Agromedicine, 4, 207-16, 1997
- Pinsky P, Lorber M, Johnson K, Kross B, Burmeister L, Wilkins A, Hallberg G, A study of the temporal varability of atrazine in private well water, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 47, 197-221, 1997
- Lorber M, Johnson K, Kross B, Piknsky P, Burmeister L, Thurman M, Wilkins A, Hallberg G, A study of the temporal variability of atrazine in private well water. Part I: study design, implementation, and database development, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 47, 175-195, 1997
- The Iowa Persian Gulf Study Group, Self-reported illness and health status among gulf war veterans, Journal of the American Medical Association, 277, 238-45, 1997
- Widness JA, Seward VJ, Kromer IJ, Burmeister LF, Bell EF, Strauss RG, Changing patterns of red blood cell transfusion in very low birth weight infants, Journal of Pediatrics, 129(5), 680-7, November 1996
 - Strauss RG, Burmeister LF, Johnson K, James T, Miller J, Cordle DG, Bell EF, Ludwig GA, AS-1 red cells for neonatal transfusions: a randomized trial assessing donor exposure and safety, Transfusion, 36(10), 873-8, October 1996
 - Kross B C, Burmeister L F, Ogilvie L K, Fuortes L J, Fu C M, Proportionate mortality study of golf course superintendents, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 29(5), 501-6, May 1996
 - Fuortes L J, Weih L, Jones M L, Burmeister L F, Thorne P S, Pollen S, Merchant J A, Epidemiologic assessment of laboratory animal allergy among university employees., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 29(1), 67-74, January 1996
 - Reynolds S J, Donham K J, Whitten P, Merchant J A, Burmeister L F, Popendorf W J, Longitudinal evaluation of dose-response relationships for environmental exposures and pulmonary function in swine production workers., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 29(1), 33-40, January 1996
 - Peters C, Georgieff MK, de Alarcon PA, Cook RT, Burmeister LF, Lowe LS, Widness JA, Effect of chronic erythropoietin administration on plasma iron in newborn lambs, Biology of the Neonate, 70(4), 218-28, 1996
 - Jeng G T, Scott J R, Burmeister L F, A comparison of meta-analytic results using literature vs individual patient data. Paternal cell immunization for recurrent miscarriage [see comments], Jama, 274(10), 830-6, 13 Sep 1995
 - Schwartz D A, Thorne P S, Yagla S J, Burmeister L F, Olenchock S A, Watt J L, Quinn T J, The role of endotoxin in grain dust-induced lung disease., American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 152(2), 603-8, August 1995
 - Pitkin R M, Burmeister L F, Routine statistical screening revisited [editorial], Obstetrics and Gynecology, 86(1), 124-5, July 1995
 - Zwerling C, Burmeister L F, Jensen C M, Injury mortality among Iowa farmers, 1980-1988: comparison of PMR and SMR approaches., American Journal of Epidemiology, 141(9), 878-82, 1 May 1995
 - Donham K J, Reynolds S J, Whitten P, Merchant J A, Burmeister L, Popendorf W J, Respiratory dysfunction in swine production facility workers: dose-response relationships of environmental exposures and pulmonary function., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 27(3), 405-18, March 1995
 - Popendorf W, Merchant JA, Leonard S, Burmeister LF, Olenchock SA, Respiratory protection and acceptability among agricultural workers, Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 10(7), 595-605, 1995
- Schwartz D A, Donham K J, Olenchock S A, Popendorf W J, Van Fossen D S, Burmeister L F, Merchant J A, Determinants of longitudinal changes in spirometric function among swine confinement operators and farmers., American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 151(1), 47-53, January 1995
 - Saag K G, Koehnke R, Caldwell J R, Brasington R, Burmeister L F, Zimmerman B, Kohler J A, Furst D E, Low dose long-term corticosteroid therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: an analysis of serious adverse events., American Journal of Medicine, 96(2), 115-23, February 1994
 - Schwartz D A, Helmers R A, Galvin J R, Van Fossen D S, Frees K L, Dayton C S, Burmeister L F, Hunninghake G W, Determinants of survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis., American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 149(2 Pt 1), 450-4, February 1994
 - Schwartz D A, Van Fossen D S, Davis C S, Helmers R A, Dayton C S, Burmeister L F, Hunninghake G W, Determinants of progression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis., American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 149(2 Pt 1), 444-9, February 1994
 - Strauss RG, Burmeister L, James T, Miller J, Johnson K, and Bell E, A randomized trial of fresh versus stored RBCs for neonatal transfusions, Transfusion, 34 (Suppl), 65S, 1994
- Zwerling C, Lynch C F, Burmeister L F, Goertz U, The choice of weapons in firearm suicides in Iowa., American Journal of Public Health, 83(11), 1630-2, November 1993
 - Rooney T W, Furst D E, Koehnke R, Burmeister L, Aspirin is not associated with more toxicity than other nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with methotrexate., Journal of Rheumatology, 20(8), 1297-302, August 1993
 - Schwartz D A, Galvin J R, Frees K L, Dayton C S, Burmeister L F, Merchant J A, Hunninghake G W, Clinical relevance of cellular mediators of inflammation in workers exposed to asbestos., American Review of Respiratory Disease, 148(1), 68-74, July 1993
 - Cantor K P, Blair A, Brown L M, Burmeister L F, Everett G, Correspondence re: K. P. Cantor et al., pesticides and other agricultural risk factors for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among men in Iowa and Minnesota, Cancer Res., 52: 2447-2455, 1992 [letter; comment], Cancer Research, 53(10 Suppl), 2421, 15 May 1993
 - Zlatnik F J, Burmeister L F, Interval evaluation of the cervix for predicting pregnancy outcome and diagnosing cervical incompetence., Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 38(5), 365-9, May 1993
 - Brown L M, Burmeister L F, Everett G D, Blair A, Pesticide exposures and multiple myeloma in Iowa men., Cancer Causes and Control, 4(2), 153-6, March 1993
 - Blair A, Linos A, Stewart P A, Burmeister L F, Gibson R, Everett G, Schuman L, Cantor K P, Evaluation of risks for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma by occupation and industry exposures from a case-control study., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 23(2), 301-12, February 1993
 - Brown L M, Everett G D, Burmeister L F, Blair A, Hair dye use and multiple myeloma in white men., American Journal of Public Health, 82(12), 1673-4, December 1992
 - Brown L M, Gibson R, Burmeister L F, Schuman L M, Everett G D, Blair A, Alcohol consumption and risk of leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and multiple myeloma., Leukemia Research, 16(10), 979-84, October 1992
 - Blair A, Linos A, Stewart P A, Burmeister L F, Gibson R, Everett G, Schuman L, Cantor K P, Comments on occupational and environmental factors in the origin of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma., Cancer Research, 52(19 Suppl), 5501s-5502s, 1 Oct 1992
 - Cantor K P, Blair A, Everett G, Gibson R, Burmeister L F, Brown L M, Schuman L, Dick F R, Pesticides and other agricultural risk factors for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among men in Iowa and Minnesota, Cancer Research, 52(9), 2447-55, 1 May 1992
 - Schwartz D A, Landas S K, Lassise D L, Burmeister L F, Hunninghake G W, Merchant J A, Airway injury in swine confinement workers., Annals of Internal Medicine, 116(8), 630-5, 15 Apr 1992
 - Brown L M, Gibson R, Blair A, Burmeister L F, Schuman L M, Cantor K P, Fraumeni J F Jr, Smoking and risk of leukemia., American Journal of Epidemiology, 135(7), 763-8, 1 Apr 1992
 - Schwartz D A, Galvin J R, Merchant R K, Dayton C S, Burmeister L F, Merchant J A, Hunninghake G W, Influence of cigarette smoking on bronchoalveolar lavage cellularity in asbestos-induced lung disease., American Review of Respiratory Disease, 145(2 Pt 1), 400-5, February 1992
 - Brown L M, Everett G D, Gibson R, Burmeister L F, Schuman L M, Blair A, Smoking and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma, Cancer Causes and Control, 3(1), 49-55, January 1992
 - Burmeister L F, Proving the null hypothesis., Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 13(1), 55-7, January 1992
 - Schwartz D A, Galvin J R, Burmeister L F, Merchant R K, Dayton C S, Merchant J A, Hunninghake G W, The clinical utility and reliability of asbestos bodies in bronchoalveolar fluid, American Review of Respiratory Disease, 144(3 Pt 1), 684-8, September 1991
 - Brown L M, Dosemeci M, Blair A, Burmeister L, Comparability of data obtained from farmers and surrogate respondents on use of agricultural pesticides., American Journal of Epidemiology, 134(4), 348-55, 15 Aug 1991
 - Burmeister L F, Problems resulting from multiple tests., Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 12(6), 373-4, June 1991
 - Linos A, Blair A, Gibson R W, Everett G, Van Lier S, Cantor K P, Schuman L, Burmeister L, Leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and residential proximity to industrial plants [published erratum appears in Arch Environ Health 1991 Sep-Oct;46(5):305], Archives of Environmental Health, 46(2), 70-4, March 1991
 - Ludke RL, Wakefield DS, Booth BM, Kern DC, Burmeister LF, Nonacute utilization of Department of Veterans Affairs inpatient services, Medical Care, 29(8), AS29-39, 1991
- Booth BM, Ludke RL, Wakefield DS, Kern DC, Burmeister LF, Fisher EM, Ford TW, Nonacute days of care within Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, Medical Care, 29(8), AS51-63, 1991
- Boyle CA, Burmeister L, Brann E, Kresnow M, Nadel M, Qualters J, Next-of-kin interviews and the validity of occupational and other exposure data, American Journal of Epidemiology, 134, 737, 1991
- Pottern L M, Linet M, Blair A, Dick F, Burmeister L F, Gibson R, Schuman L M, Fraumeni J F Jr, Familial cancers associated with subtypes of leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Leukemia Research, 15(5), 305-14, 1991
- Furst D E, Erikson N, Clute L, Koehnke R, Burmeister L F, Kohler J A, Adverse experience with methotrexate during 176 weeks of a longterm prospective trial in patients with rheumatoid arthritis., Journal of Rheumatology, 17(12), 1628-35, December 1990
 - Hein HA, Burmeister LF, Papke KR, The relationship of unwed status to infant mortality, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 76(5 Pt 1), 763-8, November 1990
 - Brown L M, Blair A, Gibson R, Everett G D, Cantor K P, Schuman L M, Burmeister L F, Van Lier S F, Dick F, Pesticide exposures and other agricultural risk factors for leukemia among men in Iowa and Minnesota., Cancer Research, 50(20), 6585-91, 15 Oct 1990
 - Zlatnik F J, Gellhaus T M, Benda J A, Koontz F P, Burmeister L F, Histologic chorioamnionitis, microbial infection, and prematurity., Obstetrics and Gynecology, 76(3 Pt 1), 355-9, September 1990
 - Schwartz D A, Fuortes L J, Galvin J R, Burmeister L F, Schmidt L E, Leistikow B N, LaMarte F P, Merchant J A, Asbestos-induced pleural fibrosis and impaired lung function., American Review of Respiratory Disease, 141(2), 321-6, February 1990
 - Linos A, Blair A, Cantor K P, Burmeister L, VanLier S, Gibson R W, Schuman L, Everett G, Leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among embalmers and funeral directors [letter], Journal of The National Cancer Institute, 82(1), 66, 3 Jan 1990
 - Burmeister L F, Cancer in Iowa farmers: recent results., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 18(3), 295-301, 1990
 - Donham K J, Merchant J A, Lassise D, Popendorf W J, Burmeister L F, Preventing respiratory disease in swine confinement workers: intervention through applied epidemiology, education, and consultation., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 18(3), 241-61, 1990
 - Fuortes L J, Merchant J A, Van Lier S F, Burmeister L F, Muldoon J, 1983 occupational injury hospital admissions in Iowa: a comparison of the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 18(2), 211-22, 1990
 - Burmeister L F, Cluster sampling in hospital surveillance, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 10(12), 573-5, December 1989
- Zlatnik FJ, Burmeister LF, Feddersen DA, Brown RC, Radiologic appearance of the upper cervical canal in women with a history of premature delivery. II. Relationship to clinical presentation and to tests of cervical compliance, Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 34(8), 525-30, August 1989
 - Iwamoto GK, Monick MM, Burmeister LF, Hunninghake GW, Interleukin 1 release by human alveolar macrophages and blood monocytes, American Journal of Physiology, 256(5 Pt 1), C1012-5, May 1989
 - Furst DE, Koehnke R, Burmeister LF, Kohler J, Cargill I, Increasing methotrexate effect with increasing dose in the treatment of resistant rheumatoid arthritis, Journal of Rheumatology, 16(3), 313-20, March 1989
 - Linos A, Blair A, Cantor KP, Burmeister LF, Van Lier SF, Gibson RW, Schuman L, Everett GD, Leukemia and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma among embalmers and funeral directors, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 82(1), 66, 1989
- Burmeister LF, 'Cancer Mortality in Iowa Farmers', in Handbook of Health and Safety in Agriculture, CRC Press, Inc., 1989
- Burmeister LF, Cluster sampling in hospital surveillance, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 10(12), 573-5, 1989
- Cantor KP, Blair A, Everett G, VanLier S, Burmeister L, Dick FR, Gibson RW, Schuman L, Hair dye use and risk of leukemia and lymphoma, American Journal of Public Health, 78(5), 570-1, May 1988
 - Pfaller MA, Burmeister LF, Bartlett MS, Rinaldi MG, Multicenter evaluation of four methods of yeast inoculum preparation, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 26(8), 1437-41, 1988
- Donham KJ, Burmeister LF, VanLier SF, Greiner TC, The relationship of bovine leukemia virus prevalence and density of dairy cattle to human lymphocytic leukemia, American Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 48(2), 235-8, 1987
- Zlatnik FJ, Burmeister LF, Swack NS, Chorionic mycoplasmas and prematurity, Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 31(12), 1106-8, December 1986
 - Hein HA, Burmeister LF, The effect of ten years of regionalized perinatal health care in Iowa, U.S.A, European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, 21(1), 33-48, January 1986
 - Zlatnik FJ, Brown RC, Abu-Yousef MM, Burmeister LF, Radiologic appearance of the upper cervical canal in women with a history of premature delivery, Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 30(9), 677-80, September 1985
 - Weiner CP, Kwaan H, Xu X, Paul M, Duboe F, Antiel M, Lastne C, Burmeister LF, Hauck W, Antithrombic III activity in the differentail diagnosis of hypertension in pregnancy, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 65(3), 301-6, 1985
- Blair A, Malker H, Cantor K, Burmeister L, Wiklund K, Cancer among farmers: a review, Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 11, 397-407, 1985
- Yesalis CE 3rd, Norwood GJ, Helling DK, Lipson DP, Mahrenholz RJ, Burmeister LF, Jones ME, Fisher WP, Capitation payment for pharmacy services. II. Impact on costs, Medical Care, 22(8), 746-54, August 1984
 - Yesalis CE 3rd, Lipson DP, Norwood GJ, Helling DK, Burmeister LF, Jones ME, Fisher WP, Capitation payment for pharmacy services. I. Impact on drug use and pharmacist dispensing behavior, Medical Care, 22(8), 737-45, August 1984
 - Zlatnik FJ, Burmeister LF, Dietary protein and preeclampsia, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 147(3), 345-6, 1983
 - Zlatnik FJ, Burmeister LF, Dietary protein in pregnancy: effect on anthropometric indices of the newborn infant, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 146(2), 199-203, 1983
 - Burmeister LF, Everett GD, Van Lier SF, Isacson P, Selected cancer mortalities and farm practices in Iowa, American Journal of Epidemiology, 118, 72-7, 1983
- Keimig DG, Pomrehn PR, Burmeister LF, Respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function in welders of mild steel: a cross-sectional study, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 4(4), 489-99, 1983
 - Joseph H, Burmeister L, Fisher W, Lipson DP, Norwood GJ, Standridge CR, Yesalis CE, Pharmacy costs: capitation versus fee-for-service, Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, 22, 41-51, 1983
- Burmeister LF, Morgan DP, Mortality in Iowa farmers and farm laborers, 1971-1978, Journal of Occupational Medicine, 24(11), 898-900, November 1982
 - Zlatnik FJ, Burmeister LF, Reported sexual behavior in late pregnancy. Selected associations, Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 27(10), 627-32, October 1982
 - Pomrehn PR, Wallace RB, Burmeister LF, Ischemic heart disease mortality in Iowa farmers. The influence of life-style, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 248(9), 1073-6, 1982
 - Zlatnik FJ, Burmeister LF, Beach DR, Creatinine clearance and perinatal outcome in pregnancies complicated by chronic hypertension, Journal of the Iowa Medical Society, 72(6), 236-9, June 1982
 - Wallace RB, Rost C, Burmeister LF, Pomrehn PR, Cancer incidence in humans: relationship to plasma lipids and relative weight, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 68(6), 915-8, June 1982
 - Burmeister LF, Van Lier SF, Isacson P, Leukemia and farm practices in Iowa, American Journal of Epidemiology, 115(5), 720-8, May 1982
 - Brown JM, Helling DK, Burns EA, Burmeister LF, Rakel RE, Patient care telephone calls received in family practice offices, Journal of Family Practice, 14(3), 527-32, March 1982
 - Brown JM, Helling DK, Alexander MM, Burmeister LF, Comparative evaluation of clinical pharmacists and physicians in the management of medication-related telephone calls in family practice offices, 39(437-43), 1982
- Norwood GJ, Helling DK, Burmeister LF, Jones ME, Yesalis CE 3rd, Fisher WP, Lipson DP, Effects of capitation payment for pharmacy services on pharmacist-dispensing and physician-prescribing behavior: II. Therapeutic category analysis, over-the-counter drug usage, and drug interactions, Drug Intelligence and Clinical Pharmacy, 15(9), 656-64, September 1981
 - Hsu SY, Hsu HF, Burmeister LF, Schistosoma mansoni: vaccination of mice with highly x-irradiated cercariae, Experimental Parasitology, 52(1), 91-104, August 1981
 - Helling DK, Yesalis CE 3rd, Norwood GJ, Burmeister LF, Lipson DP, Fisher WP, Jones ME, Effects of capitation payment for pharmacy services on pharmacist-dispensing and physician-prescribing behavior: I. Prescription quantity and dose analysis, Drug Intelligence and Clinical Pharmacy, 15(7-8), 581-9, 1981
 - Burmeister LF, Cancer mortality in Iowa Farmers, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 66(3), 461-464, 1981
- Wallace RB, Rost C, Burmeister LF, Pomrehn PR, Lipids and ponderosity as predictors of cancer incidence: the Iowa lipid research clinic, Clinical Research, 29(2), 261A, 1981
- Yesalis CE, Norwood GT, Lipson DP, Helling DK, Burmeister LF, Fisher WP, Use and costs under the Iowa capitation drug program, Health Care Financing Review, 127-136, 1981
- Robillard JE, Weitzman RE, Burmeister LF, Smith Jr. FG, Developmental aspects of the renal response to hypoxemia in the lamb fetus, Circulation Research, 48(1), 128-38, 1981
- Yesalis CE 3rd, Norwood GJ, Lipson DP, Helling DK, Fisher WP, Burmeister LF, Capitation payment for pharmacy services: impact on generic substitution, Medical Care, 18(8), 816-28, August 1980
 - Ionasescu V, Burmeister L, Hanson J, Discriminant analysis of ribosomal protein synthesis findings in career detecting of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, American Journal of Medical Genetics, 5, 5-12, 1980
- Yesalis CE 3rd, Wallace RB, Burmeister LF, Fisher WP, The effect of a group practice on rural health attitudes and behavior, Medical Care, 18(1), 44-58, January 1980
 - Paule CL, Bean JA, Burmeister LF, Isacson P, Postvaccine era measles epidemiology, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 241(14), 1474-6, 1979
 - Hsu SY, Hsu HF, Burmiester LF, Osborne JW, Evaluation of lung recovery assay for Schistotomula in mice immunized with X-irradiated cercarial of Schistosoma mansoni, Zeitschrift fur Parasitenkunde, 59, 235-43, 1979
- Flatt AE, Burmeister LF, A comparison of hand growth in elementary school children in Czechoslovakia and the United States, Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 21(4), 515-23, 1979
- Bean JA, Burmeister LF, Paule CL, Isacson P, A comparison of national infection and immunization estimates for measles and rubella, American Journal of Public Health, 68(12), 1214-6, December 1978
 - Bean JA, Burmeister LF, A review of optimal sample allocation for multipurpose surveys, Biometrische Zeitschrift, 20, 314, 1978
- Smith IM, Kennedy LR, Regne-Karlsson MH, Johnson VL, Burmeister LF, Adrenergic mechanisms in infection. III. alpha-and beta-receptor blocking agents in treatment, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 30(8), 1285-8, August 1977
 - Smith IM, Burmeister LF, Biochemically assisted antibiotic treatment of lethal murine Staphylococcus aureus septic shock, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 30(8), 1364-8, August 1977
 - Ziegler EE, O'Donnell AM, Stearns G, Nelson SE, Burmeister LF, Fomon SJ, Nitrogen balance studies with normal children, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 30(6), 939-46, June 1977
 - Zlatnik FJ, Burmeister LF, Low 'gynecologic': an obstetric risk factor, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 128(2), 183-6, 1977
 - Medeiros JM, Smidt GL, Burmeister LF, Soderberg GL, The influence of isometric exercise and passive stretch on hip joint motion, Physical Therapy, 57(5), 518-23, May 1977
 - Robillard JE, Sessions C, Burmeister L, Smith FG, Influence of fetal extracellular volume contraction on renal reabsorption of bicarbonate in fetal lambs, Pediatric Research, 11(5), 649-55, May 1977
 - Thompson HS, Burmeister LF, Meek ES, A search for serum antibodies in Adie's syndrome, Graefes Arch kln esp Ophthal, 205, 29-32, 1977
- Ionasescu V, Lara-Brand C, Zellweger H, Ionasescu R, Burmeister LF, Fibroblast cultures in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Acta Neurological Scandinavia, 55, 407-17, 1977
- Albright JP, Moses JM, Feldick HG, Dolan KD, Burmeister LF, Nonfatal cervical spine injuries in interscholastic football, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 236(11), 1243-5, 1976
 - Zellweger H, Ionasescu V, Simpson J, Burmeister L., The problem of trisomy 22. A case report and a discussion of the variant forms, Clinical Pediatrics, 15(7), 601-6 617-8, July 1976
 - Ionasescu V, Zellweger H, Burmeister LF, Detection of carriers and genetic counseling in Duckenne muscular dystrophy by ribosomal protein synthesis, Acta Neurological Scandinavia, 54, 442-52, 1976
- Robillard JE, Kulvinskas C, Sessions C, Burmeister L, Smith FG, Maturational changes in the fetal glomerular filtration rate, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 122(5), 601-6, 1975
 - Burmeister LF, Flatt AE, The prediction of hand strength in elementary school children, Hand, 7(2), 123-7, June 1975
 - Robillard JE, Sessions C, Kennedy R, Burmeister L, Smith Jr. FG, Renal carbonic anhydrase activity in the fetal lamb, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1975
- Simpson J, Zellweger H, Burmeister L.F, Christee R, Nielsen MK, Effect of oral contraceptive pills on the level of creatine phosphokinase with regard to carrier detection in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Clinica Chimica Acta, 52(2), 219-23, April 1974
 - Wright EO, Reinbold GW, Burmeister LF, Mellon J, Prediction of standard plate count of manufacturing grade raw milk from the plate loop count, Journal of Milk and Food Technology, 33(4), 168-70, 1970
- Torner JC, Nibbelink DW, Burmeister LF, 'Statistical Comparisons of End Results of a Randomized Treatment Study', in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Report of the Cooperative Study Phases II-VI, 1977
- Nibbelink DW, Torner JC, Burmeister LF, 'Fluid Restriction in Combination with Antifibrinolytic Therapy', in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Report of the Cooperative Study Phases II-VI, 1977
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