Laurence J. Fuortes

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University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Occupational & Environmental Health
ProfessorAppointed: 2002
University of Iowa
Carver College of Medicine
Internal Medicine
ProfessorAppointed: 2002
University of Iowa
Other Administrative Units
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC)
University Employee Health Clinic
Associate DirectorAppointed: 1997
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Mailing Address

2941 Steindler Building
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (319) 335-9819
Fax: (319) 335-4225
laurence-fuortes@uiowa.edu
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/directory/faculty-detail.asp?emailAddress=laurence-fuortes@uiowa.edu

Qualifications

M.S., University of Iowa, Preventive Medicine, 1987.
M.D., University of Illinois, 1980.
B.S., Northern Illinois University, Biophysics, 1976.

Expertise and Research Interests

My research interests and current projects include the following:

Injury Epidemiology: Occupational and environmental toxicology and prevention.

Occupational Epidemiology: Occupational and environmental toxicology, particularly neurotoxicity, and asthma.

Development of an on-line syllabus and slide-text presentations for Environmental and Occupational Toxicology, and International Health.

Development of an Asthma Registry utilizing insurance claims data, evaluating prevalence and environmental and socio-demographic risk factors for asthma episodes in Iowa.

Epidemiology of motor vehicle crash injuries, part of CDC Injury Prevention Research Center project, evaluation of efficacy of “zero-tolerance” blood alcohol concentration laws in three Midwestern states and use of probabilistic linkage of crash and hospitalization data, CODES.

School-based injury prevention project, part of CDC Injury Prevention Research Center project.

Community-based tobacco addiction prevention project.

Occupational health consultant and educator to local industries and labor organizations – WORKSAFE IOWA project.

Assisting Indiana State Police in evaluation of epidemiology of ICU mortality in a community hospital as part of a serial-murder investigation.

Evaluation of the prevalence and causes of lead over-exposure and toxicity in the construction industry – NIOSH project

Development of educational modules on pesticide toxicology in collaboration with Iowa State Extension, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, and Iowa Department of Public Health.

Evaluation of association between drinking water radon and radium concentrations and distribution system parameters – EPA project.

Epidemiology of work-related injury among university employees, using workers compensation claims data, part of CDC Injury Prevention Research Center project.

Development of occupational health surveillance systems and epidemiologic evaluation of health outcomes in Burlington, Iowa, atomic weapons manufacturers and expansion of these activities to Department of defense contract workers.

Modifying existing Iowa Legislative language regarding Workers’ Compensation Eligibility such as to not preclude eligibility for workers’ developing or being diagnosed with occupational diseases with a greater than one year latency after last documented occupational exposure

Other Expertise

I served as co-author of Incidence and cost of head injury in Iowa, with K Phillips, published by the Legislative Education Assistance Grant Press at the University of Iowa in 1988.

I have served as author or co-author of the following book chapters:

* Fuortes L, Schwartz D. Pesticide toxicology. In: Textbook of Primary Care Medicine, 2nd Edition, J Noble, Ed. Mosby, 1996.
* Reynolds SJ, Black DW, Breur G, Burmeister LF, Fuortes LJ, Smith TF, Stein M, Subramanian P, Thorne PS, Whitten P. Indoor environmental quality in large office buidlings in the Midwest U.S. In: Measurement of Toxic and Related Air Pollutants. Proceedings of a Specialty Conference; 1998 Sept 1-3; Cary, NC. [Invited paper] Air & Waste Management Association/EPA Vol. 1, 1998.
* Fuortes L. Surveillance and epidemiology of pesticide poisonings in banana plantations in Costa Rica. In: World Health Organization Fellowship for U.S. Citizens. A Compendium of Participant Reports, HRSA, 1998.
* Fuortes L. Nitrates and nitrates in water. In: American Academy of Pediatrics Handbook on Environmental Health, R Etzel, Ed. 1999.
*Fuortes L, et al. Chapter 6 - Environmental Health. In: Healthy Iowans 2010. Des Moines, IA: Iowa Department of Public Health, 2000.
*Fuortes L, et al. Chapter 14 - Occupational Safety and Health. In: Healthy Iowans 2010. Des Moines, IA: Iowa Department of Public Health, 2000.
*Fuortes L, et al. Chapter18 - Respiratory Diseases: Asthma. In: Healthy Iowans 2010. Des Moines, IA: Iowa Department of Public Health, 2000.
*Fuortes L. Nitrates and nitrites in water. In: Etzel R, editor, American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Environmental Health, 2nd Edition, pp. 301-310, 2003.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Environmental Toxicology, Epidemiology, Health Services Delivery, Toxicology.

Memberships

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
American College of Physicians
American Public Health Association
Society of Toxicology

Honors and Awards

2005, Award for Faculty Achievement in Community Engagement, College of Public Health, University of Iowa
2002, Fulbright Research/Lectureship Award, to work with the Technikon Natal and National Centre for Occupational Health, South Africa
1994, World Health Organization Travel Fellowship, to consult with the Costa Rican Ministry of Health Toxic Substances Registry and Control Agency
1985, Indian Health Service Meritorious Service Award,

Previous Positions

1999-2002, Associate Professor, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Occupational and Environmental Health
1996-1999, Associate Professor, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
1996-2002, Associate Professor, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Internal Medicine
1993-1996, Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Internal Medicine
1992-1994, Adjunct Staff Physician, University of Iowa, Emergency Treatment Center
1992-1996, Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
1989-1997, Director, University of Iowa, University Occupational Health Services Clinic
1987, Medical Epidemiology Toxicology Consultant, Iowa Department of Public Health, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, University of Iowa Hosptils Drug Information Office, University of Minnesota Regional Poison Control Center
1987, Occupational Health Consultant to Industry, Iowa Department of Public Health, WORKSAFE Program (Outreach Serivces), Department of Preventive Medicine & Environmental Health
1987-1992, Associate, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Internal Medicine
1986-1987, Chief Resident, University of Iowa, Occupational Medicine
1985-1987, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, U.S. Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, Iowa Department of Public Health, Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health in Chronic Disease Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine
1983-1985, Emergency Room Physician, North Country Hospital, Bemidji, MN
1983-1985, Internist, United States Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, Bemidji, MN
1981-1983, Resident, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Department of Medicine
1980-1981, Intern, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine

Funding Received

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Co-Investigator, Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, James Merchant, PI, $4,964,367, Sep 30, 2001 to Sep 29, 2006.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Co-Investigator, Development of Biomonitoring Plan for the State of Iowa, Donald Simmons, PI, $219,014, Sep 30, 2001 to Sep 29, 2003.
  • National Institutes of Health: Co-Investigator, Iowa International Research & Training in Environmental & Occupational Health, Thomas M. Cook, PI, $2,396,926, Sep 30, 1995 to Apr 30, 2006.
  • U.S. Department of Defense: Principal Investigator, Epidemiological and Medical Monitoring Proposal of Former Department of Defense Workers at the Iowa Army Ammunitions Plant in Middletown, Iowa, $946,334, Sep 10, 2002 to Feb 11, 2003.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health / U.S. Department of Transportation: Principal Investigator, Codes Linkage of Health Information with Crash Data, $40,000, Oct 1, 1998 to Sep 30, 2000.
  • Environmental Protection Agency: Co-Investigator, Indoor Air Quality in Large Office Buildings in the Midwest, Stephen Reynolds, PI, $635,257, Oct 1, 1995 to Sep 30, 1999.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health / National Institutes of Health: Principal Investigator, Asthma Surveillance in Iowa, $40,000, Nov 1, 2000 to Sep 30, 2001.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health: Co-Investigator, Establishing Partnerships to Enhance Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention in a Rural State, Stephen Reynolds, PI, $92,887, Nov 1, 1993 to Jun 30, 1995.
  • DOD: Principal Investigator, Epidemiologic Study and Medical Surveillance of Munitions Plan Retirees, $695,179, Jul 1, 2002 to Jul 1, 2004.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Co-Investigator, Occupational Safety and Health Training Grant, Nancy Sprince, PI, $5,037,061, Jul 1, 2000 to Jun 30, 2003.
  • Iowa Department of Natural Resources: Co-Investigator, Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination (CHEEC), Gene Parkin, PI, $4,309,083, Jul 1, 1987 to Jun 30, 1999.
  • DOE: Principal Investigator, Former Atomic Energy Woerkers Medical Surveillance Program, $732,608, Jul 1, 2000 to Jun 30, 2005.
  • Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics / National Institutes of Health: Co-Investigator, Midwestern Regional Pediatric Environmental Health Center, Joel Kline, PI, $252,000, Feb 1, 2001 to Jan 31, 2003.
  • Iowa State University: Principal Investigator, Pesticide Education and Training, $3,500, Feb 1, 1999 to Jun 30, 1999.
  • U.S. Department of Energy: Principal Investigator, Combined Phase I and II, Burlington Atomic Energy Commission Plant--Former Worker Program, $2,023,412, Aug 1, 2000 to Jul 31, 2005.
  • Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Co-Investigator, Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Program, Nancy Sprince, PI, $754,596, Aug 1, 1987 to Jun 30, 2000.
  • Association of Schools of Public Health / Centers for Disease Control: Co-Investigator, Iowa Center for Public Health Preparedness, Christopher Atchison, PI, $1,148,730, Apr 30, 2001 to Sep 30, 2004.
  • US Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs: Investigator, Addressing Environmental Health PRoblems in the Gambia: An Iowa-Gambia Partnership for Change, Apr 28, 2002 to Apr 30, 2005.

Publications

  • Sanderson WT, Leonard S, Ott D, Fuortes L, Field W (2008) Beryllium surface levels in a military ammunition plant, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 5 (7), 475-81
  • Schootman M, Fuortes L, Aft R (2006) Prognosis of metachronous contralateral breast cancer according to stage at diagnosis: The importance of early detection, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 99 (1), 91-5
  • Kuye R, Donham K, Marquez S, Sanderson W, Fuortes L, Rautiainen R, Jones M, Culp K (2006) Agricultural health in the Gambia I: agricultural practices and developments, Ann Agric Environ Med, 13 (1), 1-12
  • Kuye R, Donham K, Marquez S, Sanderson W, Fuortes L, Rautiainen R, Jones M, Culp K (2006) Rautiainen R, Jones M, Culp K. Related Articles, Books, LinkOut Agricultural health in the Gambia II: a systematic survey of safety and injuries in production agriculture, Ann Agric Environ Med, 13 (1), 119-28
  • Saleh SS, Vaughn T, Levey S, Fuortes L, Uden-Holman T (2006) Cost-effectiveness of case management in substance abuse treatment, Research on Social Work Practice, 16 (1), 38-47
  • Ritchie JM, Vial SL, Fuortes LJ, Robertson LW, Guo H, Reedy VE, Smith EM, Comparison of Proposed Frameworks for Grouping Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congener Data Applied to a Case–control Pilot Study of Prostate Cancer,, Environmental Research, 98(1), 104-113, May 2005
  • Ilavska S, Jahnova E, Tulinska J, Horvathova M, Dusinska M, Wsolova L, Kyrtopoulos SA, Fuortes L, Immunological Monitoring in Workers Occupationally Exposed to Asbestos, Toxicology, 206(2), 299-308, 15 Jan 2005
  • Hanke W, Romitti P, Fuortes L, Sobala W, Mikulski M, The use of pesticides in a Polish rural population and its effect on birth weight, International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 76(8), 614-20, October 2003
  • Ritchie JM, Vial SL, Fuortes LJ, Guo H, Reedy VE, Smith EM, Organochlorines and risk of prostate cancer, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine., 45(7), 692-702, July 2003 Abstract
  • Saleh SS, Vaughn T, Hall J, Levey S, Fuortes L, Uden-Holman T, The Effect of Case Management in Substance Abuse on Health Services Use, Care Management Journals, 4(2), 82-7, 2003
  • Jahnova E, Tulinska J, Weissova S, Dusinska M, Fuortes L, Effects of occupational exposure to styrene on expression of adhesion molecule on leukocytes, Human and Experimental Toxicology, 21(5), 235-40, May 2002 Abstract
  • 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 Abstract
  • Saleh SS, Fuortes L, Vaughn T, Bauer EP, Epidemiology of occupational injuries and illnesses in a university population: a focus on age and gender differences, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 39(6), 581-6, June 2001 Abstract
  • Schootman M, Fuortes LJ, Early indicators of the effect of a breast cancer screening program for low-income women, Cancer Detection and Prevention, 25(2), 138-46, 2001 Abstract
  • Saleh SS, Phillips KT, Schootman M, Fuortes L, Evaluation of Medicaid status, race, and urbanicity as risk factors for asthma hospitalization, TX J Rural Health, 19(1), 49-56, 2001
  • Kurcova M, Jahnova E, Dusinska M, Liskova A, Tulinska J, Vodicka P, Sulcova M, Fuortes L, Immune markers in biologic monitoring of occupationally exposed workers, Biologia, 56(3), 293-296, 2001
  • Johnson JC, Reynolds SJ, Fuortes LJ, Clarke WR, Lead exposure among workers renovating a previously deleaded bridge: comparison of trades, work tasks, Aihaj : a Journal for the Science of Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety, 61(6), 815-9, 2000 Abstract
  • Tulinska J, Dusinska M, Jahnova E, Liskova A, Kuricova M, Vodicka P, Vodickova L, Sulcova M, Fuortes L, Changes in cellular immunity among workers occupationally exposed to styrene in a plastics lamination plant, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 38(5), 576-83, November 2000 Abstract
  • Fisher EL, Fuortes LJ, Valentine RL, Mehrhoff M, Field RW, Dissolution of 226Radium from pipe-scale deposits in a public water supply, Environment International, 26(1-2), 69-73, August 2000 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Overview of insecticide toxicity, Central European Journal of Public Health, 8 Suppl, 56-8, July 2000 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Schenck D, Marked elevation of urinary zinc levels and pleural-friction rub in metal fume fever, Veterinary and Human Toxicology, 42(3), 164-5, June 2000 Abstract
  • Schootman M, Fuortes LJ, Ambulatory care for traumatic brain injuries in the US, 1995-1997, Brain Injury : [bi], 14(4), 373-81, April 2000 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Bauer E, Lead contamination of imported candy wrappers, Veterinary and Human Toxicology, 42(1), 41-2, February 2000 Abstract
  • Schootman M, Harlan M, Fuortes L, Use of the capture-recapture method to estimate severe traumatic brain injury rates, Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 48, 70-75, 2000
  • Schootman M, Myers-Geadelmann J, Fuortes L, Factors associated with adequacy of diagnostic workup after abnormal breast cancer screening results, Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, 13(2), 94-100, 2000
  • Schootman M, Fuortes L, Functional status following traumatic brain injuries: population-based rural-urban differences, Brain Injury : [bi], 13(12), 995-1004, December 1999 Abstract
  • Schootman M, Fuortes LJ, Breast and cervical carcinoma: the correlation of activity limitations and rurality with screening, disease incidence, and mortality, Cancer, 86(6), 1087-94, September 1999 Abstract
  • Somorovska M, Jahnova E, Tulinska J, Zamecnikova M, Sarmanova J, Terenova A, Vodickova L, Liskova A, Vallova B, Soucek P, Hemminki K, Norppa H, Hirvonen A, Tates AD, Fuortes L, Dusinska M, Vodicka P, Biomonitoring of occupational exposure to styrene in a plastics lamination plant, Mutation Research, 428(1-2), 255-69, July 1999 Abstract
  • Bauer EP, Fuortes LJ, An assessment of exposure to mercury and mercuric chloride from handling treated herbarium plants., Veterinary and Human Toxicology, 41(3), 154-6, June 1999 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Urticaria due to airborne permethrin exposure, Veterinary and Human Toxicology, 41(2), 92-3, April 1999 Abstract
  • Reynolds SJ, Seem R, Fuortes LJ, Sprince NL, Johnson J, Walkner L, Clarke W, Whitten P, Prevalence of elevated blood leads and exposure to lead in construction trades in Iowa and Illinois, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 36, 307-316, 1999
  • Vergara AE, Fuortes L, Surveillance and epidemiology of occupational pesticide poisonings on banana plantations in Costa Rica, International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health : Official Journal of the International Commission On Occupational Health, 4(3), 199-201, 1998 Abstract
  • Cowl CT, Jones MP, Lynch CF, Sprince NL, Zwerling C, Fuortes LJ, Factors associated with fatalities and injuries from hot-air balloon crashes, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 279(13), 1011-4, April 1998 Abstract
  • Fisher EL, Fuortes LJ, Ledolter J, Steck DJ, Field RW, Temporal and spatial variation of waterborne point-of-use 222Rn in three water distribution systems., Health Physics, 74(2), 242-8, 1998 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Surveillance and epidemiology of pesticide poisonings on banana plantations in Cost Rica, HRSA Internal Health Affairs, World Health ORganization Fellowship for US Citizens, A Compendium of Participant Reports, 1990-1995, 63-73, 1998
  • Fuortes LJ, Weih L, Pomrehn P, Thorne PS, Jones M, Burmeister L, Merchant JA, Prospective epidemiologic evaluation of laboratory animal allergy among university employees, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 32(6), 665-9, December 1997 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Clark MK, Kirchner HL, Smith EM, Association between female infertility and agricultural work history, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 31(4), 445-51, April 1997 Abstract
  • Reynolds SJ, Fuortes LJ, Garrels RL, Whitten P, Sprince NL, Lead poisoning among construction workers renovating a previously deleaded bridge., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 31(3), 319-23, 1997 Abstract
  • Smith EM, Hammonds-Ehlers M, Clark MK, Kirchner HL, Fuortes L, Occupational exposures and risk of female infertility, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 39(2), 138-47, February 1997 Abstract
  • Fuortes LJ, Cowl CT, Reynolds SJ, Ethnic and socioeconomic risk factors for lead toxicity, Journal of Clean Technol, Environ Toxicol, Occup Med, 6(4), 339-343, 1997
  • Fisher EL, Fuortes LJ, Field RW, Occupational exposure of water-plant operators to high concentrations of radon-222 gas, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 38(8), 759-64, August 1996 Abstract
  • Schootman M, Zwerling C, Miller ER, Torner JC, Fuortes L, Lynch CF, Merchant JA, Peterson TD, Method to electronically collect emergency department data, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 28(2), 213-9, August 1996 Abstract
  • Kross BC, Burmeister LF, Ogilvie LK, Fuortes LJ, Fu CM, Proportionate mortality study of golf course superintendents, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 29(5), 501-6, May 1996 Abstract
  • Fuortes LJ, Weih L, Jones ML, Burmeister LF, Thorne PS, Pollen S, Merchant JA, Epidemiologic assessment of laboratory animal allergy among university employees, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 29(1), 67-74, January 1996 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Environmental causes of methemoglobinema, Environmental Health, Report of the 27th Ross Roundtable on Critical Approaches to Common Pediatric Problems, Abbott Laboratories, 101-106, 1996
  • Fuortes L, Weismann D, Niebyl J, Gergely R, Reynolds S, Pregnancy, pica, potter and Pb.J, Am Coll Toxicol, 15(5), 445-449, 1996
  • Fuortes LJ, Kiken S, Makowsky M, An outbreak of naphthalene di-isocyanate-induced asthma in a plastics factory, Archives of Environmental Health, 50(5), 337-40, 1995 Abstract
  • Fuortes LJ, Tang S, Pomrehn P, Anderson C, Prospective evaluation of associations between hearing sensitivity and selected cardiovascular risk factors., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 28(2), 275-80, 1995 Abstract
  • Fuortes LJ, Weismann DN, Graeff ML, Bale JF Jr, Tannous R, Peters C, Immune thrombocytopenia and elemental mercury poisoning., Journal of Toxicology. Clinical Toxicology, 33(5), 449-55, 1995 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Nettleman M, Leptospirosis: a consequence of the Iowa flood, Iowa Medicine : Journal of the Iowa Medical Society, 84(10), 449-50, October 1994 Abstract
  • Fuortes LJ, Shi Y, Zhang M, Zwerling C, Schootman M, Epidemiology of back injury in university hospital nurses from review of workers' compensation records and a case-control survey, Journal of Occupational Medicine. : Official Publication of the Industrial Medical Association., 36(9), 1022-6, September 1994 Abstract
  • Schootman M, Fuortes LJ, Zwerling C, Albanese MA, Watson CA, Safety behavior among Iowa junior high and high school students, American Journal of Public Health, 83(11), 1628-30, November 1993 Abstract
  • Fuortes LJ, Ayebo AD, Kross BC, Cholinesterase-inhibiting insecticide toxicity, American Family Physician, 47(7), 1613-20, May 1993 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Ayebo A, Kross B, Case studies in environmental medicine: cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. DHHS, 22, 26, 1993
  • Kross BC, Ayebo AD, Fuortes LJ, Methemoglobinemia: nitrate toxicity in rural America, American Family Physician, 46(1), 183-8, July 1992 Abstract
  • Fuortes LJ, A case of fatal methyl bromide poisoning, Veterinary and Human Toxicology, 34(3), 240-1, June 1992 Abstract
  • Broderick A, Fuortes LJ, Merchant JA, Galvin JR, Schwartz DA, Pleural determinants of restrictive lung function and respiratory symptoms in an asbestos-exposed population, Chest, 101(3), 684-91, March 1992 Abstract
  • Risk M, Fuortes L, Chronic arsenicalism suspected from arsine exposure: a case report and literature review, Veterinary and Human Toxicology, 33(6), 590-5, December 1991 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Leo A, Ellerbeck PG, Friell LA, Acute respiratory fatality associated with exposure to sheet metal and cadmium fumes, Journal of Toxicology. Clinical Toxicology, 29(2), 279-83, 1991 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, A sick house syndrome, possibly resulting from a landfill geologic effluvia, Veterinary and Human Toxicology, 32(6), 528-30, December 1990 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Phillips K, Muldoon J, Traumatic head and spinal cord injury in Iowa, Iowa Medicine : Journal of the Iowa Medical Society, 80(12), 560-2, December 1990 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, McNutt LA, Lynch C, Leukemia incidence and radioactivity in drinking water in 59 Iowa towns, American Journal of Public Health, 80(10), 1261-2, October 1990 Abstract
  • Schwartz DA, Fuortes LJ, Galvin JR, Burmeister LF, Schmidt LE, Leistikow BN, LaMarte FP, Merchant JA, Asbestos-induced pleural fibrosis and impaired lung function, The American Review of Respiratory Disease, 141(2), 321-6, February 1990 Abstract
  • Fuortes LJ, Merchant JA, Van Lier SF, Burmeister LF, 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 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Occupational asthma in a pulmonary functions laboratory, Annals of Internal Medicine, 111(11), 952, December 1989 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Melson E, Primary and recurrent herpes simplex infection in a pediatric nurse resulting from a human bite, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America., 10(3), 120, March 1989 Abstract
  • Fuortes LJ, Health hazards of working with ceramics. Recommendations for reducing risks, 85(1), 133-6, January 1989 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Arsenic poisoning, Iowa Medicine : Journal of the Iowa Medical Society, 78(12), 571-4, December 1988 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Hayes T, An outbreak of acute histoplasmosis in a family, 37(5), 128-32, May 1988 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Arsenic poisoning. Ongoing diagnostic and social problem, 83(1), 233-4, 241-4, January 1988 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Acute Histoplasmosis, Respir Dis Digest, 8, 1-4, 1988
  • Muldoon JT, Wintermeyer LA, Eure JA, Fuortes L, Merchant JA, Van Lier SF, State activities for surveillance of occupational disease and injury, 1985, 36(2), 7-12, November 1987 Abstract
  • Muldoon JT, Wintermeyer LA, Eure JA, Fuortes L, Merchant JA, Van Lier SF, Richards TB, Occupational disease surveillance data sources, 1985, 77(8), 1006-8, August 1987 Abstract
  • Fuortes L, Arsenic Poisoning, Iowa Department of Health Disease Bulletin, 10(2), March 1986
  • Fuortes L, Dawson Auto Transmission, Gilmore City, IA, NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation, HETA, 85-120-1616, 1986

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