Dr. Craig Zwerling

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University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Occupational & Environmental Health
ProfessorAppointed: 1999
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Epidemiology
ProfessorAppointed: 2000
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Occupational & Environmental Health
HeadAppointed: 1999
University of Iowa
Carver College of Medicine
Internal Medicine
ProfessorAppointed: 1998
University of Iowa
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Interdisciplinary Programs: Literature, Science & the Arts
Affiliate Faculty MemberAppointed: 1996
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Occupational & Environmental Health
Injury Prevention Research Center
DirectorAppointed: 1995
Professional Headshot of Craig Zwerling

Mailing Address

124 Institute for Rural and Environmental Health
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (319) 335-4418
Fax: (319) 335-4225
craig-zwerling@uiowa.edu
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/directory/faculty-detail.asp?emailAddress=craig-zwerling@uiowa.edu

Qualifications

M.S., Harvard University, Physiology: Occupational Health, 1982.
M.P.H., Harvard University, 1980.
M.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1980.
Ph.D., Harvard University, History of Science, 1976.
M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, History of Science, 1968.
B.A., Harvard University, History and Science, 1966.

Expertise and Research Interests

My primary interest is injury epidemiology, with emphasis on the area of occupational injuries.

My current projects include a cross-sectional survey, 'Injuries Among Iowa Farmers;' a longitudinal study of injuries in a rural community; and a secondary analysis of occupational injuries among older workers using a nationally representative survey, the Health and Retirement Study.

Other Expertise

I have contributed the following book chapters:
Zwerling C. The Emergence of the ecole normale superieure as a center of scientific education in the nineteenth century. In: The Organization of Science and Technology in France 1908-1914, R Fox & G Weisz,Eds. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1980.
Zwerling, C. Salem sarcoid: The origins of beryllium disease. In: Dying for Work: Workers Health and Safety in Twentieth Century America, D Rosner & G Markowitz, Eds. Bloomington, IN: Indiana UniversityPress, 1987.
Baker S, Conroy C, Johnston J, Bender T, Cattledge G, Chu G, DeJoy D, Duffy R, Eisenberg W, Elisburg D, Fell J, Fine L, Gerberich S, Kinney J, Kraus J, Marine W, McDougall V, Pollack E, Reeve G, Roettger R, Runyan C, Seymour T, Smith G, Spieler E, Stallones L, Travnick J, Weeks J, Zwerling C, Femley M. Occupational injury prevention in U.S. In: The Third National Injury Control Conference: Setting the National Agenda for Injury Control in the 1990's, DHHS & CDC, Eds. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control, 1992. pp 327-374.
Lawrence R, Singleton P, Avioli L, Bernstein M, Bright J, Delcher H, Fletcher G, Fletcher M, Georges C, LaPlante M, Northern J, Oke T, Pearson L, Quenten B, Ugarte C, Verbrugge L, Zahn J, Zwerling C. Working paper onthe prevention of disabilities due to adult chronic conditions. In: Proceedings of the National Conference on the Prevention of Primary and Secondary Disabilities, S Toal, R Burt, and E Tomlinson, Eds. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevetion, 1993. pp 167-211.
Zwerling C, Ryan J, Schootman M. A case-control study of risk factors for industrial low back pain: The utility of preplacement screening in defining high risk groups. In: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health, NIOSH, Editor. Cincinnati, OH: DHHS Publication No. 94-112, 1994. pp 562-574.
Merchant JA, Reynolds SJ, Zwerling C. Work in Agriculture. In: Epidemiology of Work-related Diseases, J Corbett McDonald, Ed. London: BMJ PublishingGroup, 1995. pp 267-292.
Zwerling C, Sprince NL, Davis CS, Wallace RB, Whitten PS, Heeringa SG. Occupational injuries among workers with disabilities. In: Employment, Disability, and the Americans with Disabilites Act: Issues in Law, Public Policy, and Research PD Blanck, Ed. Chicago: Northwestern University Press, 2000. pp 315-328.

I have published the following book:
Zwerling, C. The emergence of the ecole normale superieure as a center of scientific education in nineteenth-century France. New York: Garland Publishing, 1990.
Committee on the Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers. Eds: David H. Wegman and James P. McGee. Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers. National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. The National Academy Press, Washington DC 2004.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Injury, Occupational Health and Safety, Rural Health, Safety, Trauma.

Additional Terms:

Occupational Health and Safety, Rural Health, Safety, Trauma.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

French: (Fluent, Functional, Functional)
German: (Fluent, Functional, Functional)

Memberships

American College of Epidemiology
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
American Public Health Association
Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
International Commission on Occupational Health
Society for Epidemiologic Research

Previous Positions

1998-1999, Director, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Preventive Medicine & Environmental Health, Occupational and Environmental Health
1998-1999, Professor, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Preventive Medicine & Environmental Health
1995-1998, Associate Professor, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine & Environmental Health
1993-1994, Deputy Director, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Injury Prevention Research Center
1993-1995, Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Internal Medicine
1992-1992, Acting Director, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Injury Prevention Research Center
1992-1995, Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Preventive Medicine & Environmental Health
1991-1992, Associate, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Internal Medicine
1990-1992, Associate, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Preventive Medicine & Environmental Health
1990-1993, Associate Director, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Injury Prevention Research Center
1986-1990, Visiting Lecturer, Harvard University, School of Public Health, Occupational Medicine
1985-1990, Clinical Associate in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
1984-1990, Medical Officer, United States Postal Service
1984-1984, Senior Assistant Resident, Salem Hospital, Medicine
1983-1983, Junior Assistant Resident, Salem Hospital, Medicine
1981-1981, Intern in Medicine, Boston VA Medical Center

Funding Received

  • CDC/NIOSH: Co-Investigator, Evaluation of California Initiatives to Reduce Violence in Health Care Settings, Peek-Asa, PI, $1,244,989, Sep 30, 2003 to Sep 29, 2005.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Co-Investigator, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Construction Workers, John Rosecrance, PI, $162,000, Sep 30, 1999 to Sep 29, 2002.
  • Center to Protect Workers' Rights / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Co-Investigator, Intervention Research in the Construction Industry, John Rosecrance, PI, $1,071,391, Sep 30, 1999 to Jun 30, 2004.
  • National Institutes of Health: Principal Investigator, Occupational Injuries Among Older Workers, $160,685, Sep 30, 1994 to Sep 29, 1997.
  • Center to Protect Workers' Rights: Principal Investigator, Reducing Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Carpenters or Related Construction Workers, $554,561, Sep 30, 1992 to Sep 25, 1995.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Co-Investigator, Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, James Merchant, PI, $4,964,367, Sep 30, 1990 to Sep 29, 2006.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Principal Investigator (1995-present), The University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, James Merchant, PI 1990-1995, $7,903,972, Sep 28, 1990 to Aug 31, 2007.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Principal Investigator (1995-1998), Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project, $1,034,199, Sep 28, 1990 to Sep 27, 1998.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Principal Investigator, Analysis of State Medical Examiners Data Base, $7,000, Sep 23, 1992 to Oct 15, 1992.
  • Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau: Principal Investigator (1996-1998), Observational Child Restraint Survey, John Lundell, PI (1999-2003), $131,150, Sep 18, 1996 to Sep 30, 2003.
  • National Institutes of Health: Principal Investigator, Work Accommodations for Older Workers with Disabilities, $417,710, Sep 15, 1999 to Jul 31, 2002.
  • Iowa Department of Health / Health Resources and Services Administration: Principal Investigator, Traumatic Injury Surveillance Project, $79,597, Nov 1, 1992 to Sep 30, 1994.
  • Carver Trust Fund: Principal Investigator, Accomodations for Workers with Disabilities: Analysis of a Nationally Representative Sample - The National Health Interview Survey, Disability Supplement, 1994-95, $29,989, Mar 1, 1999 to Feb 28, 2000.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Principal Investigator, National Violence Prevention Conference, $240,746, Jun 1, 1995 to May 31, 1996.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Co-Investigator, Occupational Safety & Health Training Grant (Heartland Center for Occupational Safety and Health), Nancy Sprince, PI, $7,088,456, Jul 1, 2000 to 2008.
  • Department of Energy: Co-Investigator, Burlington Atomic Energy Commission Plant - Former Worker Program, Laurence Fuortes, PI, $2,023,412, Aug 1, 2000 to Jul 31, 2005.
  • National Institutes of Health: Co-Investigator, Agricultural Injuries in Finland, Risto Rautiainen, PI, $73,500, Aug 1, 2000 to Jul 31, 2001.
  • Center to Protect Workers' Rights: Co-Investigator, Ergonomic Interventions and Emergency Room Surveillance in the Construction Industry, Thomas M. Cook, PI, $1,061,624, Aug 1, 1995 to Jun 30, 2001.
  • Association of Schools of Public Health / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Co-Investigator, Iowa Center for Public Health Preparedness, Christopher Atchison, PI, $1,648,730, Apr 30, 2001 to Jul 7, 2003.
  • DHHS - NIH: Co-Investigator, Information Retrieval in the Injury Research, Randolph, PI, $126,076, 2005 to 2006.
  • NIH: Co-Investigator, Fogarty International Collaborative Trauma and Injury Research Training Program (ICTIRT), Peek-Asa, PI, $136,565, 2005 to 2010.
  • NIOSH SERCA Grant Program: Co-Investigator, Intervention Effectiveness in Finnish Agriculture, Rautiainen, PI, $300,000, 2005 to 2008.
  • US Department of Defense: Consultant, Epidemiological and Medical Monitoring of Former Department of Defense Workers at the Iowa Army Ammunitions Plant in Middletown, Iowa, Fuortes, PI, $729,075, 2005 to 2009.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health: Iowa FACE Program, $6,186, 2002 to 2006.
  • CDC/NIOSH: Evaluation of California Initiatives to Reduce Violence in Health Care Settings, Peek-Asa, PI, $1,100,688, 2002 to 2005.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Principal Investigator (1997-2002), Iowa Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE), $1,012,379, 1995 to 2010.

Publications

  • Rautiainen RH, Ledolter J, Donham KJ, Ohsfeldt RL, Zwerling C (Feb 2009) Risk factors for serious injury in Finnish agriculture., American journal of industrial medicine Abstract
  • Stromquist AM, Merchant JA, Zwerling C, Burmeister LF, Sanderson WT, Kelly KM (2009) Challenges of conducting a large rural prospective population-based cohort study: the Keokuk County Rural Health Study., Journal of agromedicine, 14 (2), 142-9 Abstract
  • Sprince NL, Pospisil S, Peek-Asa C, Whitten PS, Zwerling C (Jul 2008) Occupational injuries among workers with diabetes: the national health interview survey, 1997-2005., Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 50 (7), 804-8 Abstract
  • Yang J, Peek-Asa C, Jones MP, Nordstrom DL, Taylor C, Young TL, Zwerling C (May 2008) Smoke Alarms by Type and Battery Life in Rural Households A Randomized Controlled Trial., American journal of preventive medicine Abstract
  • Culp K, Brooks M, Rupe K, Zwerling C (2008) Traumatic injury rates in meatpacking plant workers., Journal of agromedicine, 13 (1), 7-16 Abstract
  • Sprince NL, Zwerling C, Whitten PS, Lynch CF, Burmeister LF, Gillette PP, Thu K, Alavanja MC (2008) Farm activities associated with eye injuries in the Agricultural Health Study., Journal of agromedicine, 13 (1), 17-22 Abstract
  • Peek-Asa C, Sprince NL, Whitten PS, Falk SR, Marsden MD, Zwerling C (2007) Characteristics of crashes with farm equipment that increase potential for injury, J Rural Health, 23 (4), 339-47
  • Allareddy V, Peek-Asa C, Yang J, Zwerling C (2007) Risk factors for rural residential fires, J Rural Health, 23 (3), 264-9
  • Tiesman H, Zwerling C, Peek-Asa C, Sprince N, Cavanaugh JE (2007) Non-fatal injuries among urban and rural residents: The National Health Interview Survey, 1997-2001, Inj Prev, 13 (2), 115-9
  • 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
  • Tiesman HM, Peek-Asa C, Whitten P, Sprince NL, Stromquist A, Zwerling C (2006) Depressive symptoms as a risk factor for unintentional injury: a cohort study in a rural county, Inj Prev, 12 (3), 172-7
  • Choi SW, Peek-Asa C, Sprince NL, Rautiainen RH, Flamme GA, Whitten PS, Zwerling C (2006) Sleep quantity and quality as a predictor of injuries in a rural population, Am J Emerg Med, 24 (2), 189-96
  • Choi SW, Peek-Asa C, Zwerling C, Sprince NL, Rautiainen RH, Whitten PS, Flamme GA (2006) A comparison of self-reported hearing and pure tone threshold average in the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Survey,, J Agromedicine, 10 (3), 31-9
  • 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
  • Yang JZ, Peek-Asa, Allareddy V, Zwerling C, Lundell J (2006) Perceived Risk of Home Fire and Escape Plans in Rural Homes, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30 (1), 7-12
  • Rautiainen RH, Ohsfeldt R, Sprince NL, Donham KJ, Burmeister LF, Reynolds SJ, Saarimäki P, Zwerling C (2006) Cost of compensated injuries and occupational diseases in Finland, Journal of Agromedicine, 10 (3), 21-9
  • Peek-Asa C, Allareddy V, Yang J, Taylor C, Lundell J, Zwerling C (2005) When one is not enough: prevalence and characteristics of homes not adequately protected by smoke alarms, Injury Prevention, 11 (6), 364-8
  • Choi SW, Peek-Asa C, Sprince NL, Rautiainen RH, Donham KJ, Flamme GA, Whitten PS, Zwerling C (Oct 2005) Hearing loss as a risk factor for agricultural injuries., 48 (4), 293-301 Abstract
  • Choi KC, Peek-Asa C, Lovell M, Torner JC, Zwerling C, Kealey GP (Oct 2005) Complications after therapeutic trauma laparotomy., 201 (4), 546-53 Abstract
  • Rautiainen RH, Ledolter J, Sprince NL, Donham KJ, Burmeister LF, Ohsfeldt R, Reynolds SJ, Phillips K, Zwerling C (2005) Effects of premium discount, Am J Ind Med, 48 (2), 100-9
  • Flamme GA,, Mudipalli VR, 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, 1994-1998, Ear and Hearing, 26(3), 350-60, Jun 2005
  • Peek-Asa C, Zwerling C, Young T, Stromquist AM, Burmeister L, Merchant JA, A Population Based Study of Reporting Patterns and Characteristics of Men Who Abuse Their Female Partners, Injury Prevention, 11(3), 180-5, Jun 2005
  • Zwerling C, Peek-Asa C, Whitten PS, Choi SW, Sprince NL, Jones MP, Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes in Rural and Urban Areas: Decomposing Rates Into Contributing Factors, Injury Prevention, 11(1), 24-8, Feb 2005
  • Reynolds S, Tadevosyan A, Stromquist A, Fuortes L, Whitten P, Jones M, Zwerling C (2005) Association between the use of farm chemicals and neurological and depressive symptoms in a cohort of Iowa farm operators, Am J Ind Med, In Press
  • Peek-Asa C, Zwerling C, Stallones L, Acute traumatic injuries in rural populations, American Journal of Public Health, 94(10), 1689-93, Oct 2004 Abstract
  • 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 Abstract
  • 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 Abstract
  • 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 Abstract
  • Wibbenmeyer LA, Amelon MJ, Torner JC, Kealey GP, de Mola RML, Lundell J, Lynch CF, Aspelund T, Zwerling C, Population-based assessment of burn injury in southern Iowa: identification of children and young-adult at-risk groups and behaviors, Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, 24(4), 192-202, 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 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Whitten PS, Sprince NL, Davis CS, Wallace RB, Blanck P, Heeringa SG, Workplace accommodations for people with disabilities: National Health Interview Survey Disability Supplement, 1994-1995, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine., 45(5), 517-25, May 2003
  • Young T, Torner JC, Sihler KC, Hansen AR, Peek-Asa C, Zwerling C, Factors associated with mode of transport to acute care hospitals in rural communities, Journal of Emergency Medicine, 24(2), 189-98, February 2003 Abstract
  • 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
  • Peek-Asa C, Zwerling C, Role of environmental interventions in injury control and prevention, Epidemiologic Reviews, 25, 77-89, 2003 Abstract
  • Turvey C, Stromquist A, Kelly K, Zwerling C, Merchant J, Financial loss and suicidal ideation in a rural community sample, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 106(5), 373-80, November 2002 Abstract
  • 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 Abstract
  • 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 Abstract
  • Sihler KC, Hansen AR, Torner JC, Kealey GP, Morgan LJ, Zwerling C, Characteristics of twice-transferred, rural trauma patients, Prehospital Emergency Care : Official Journal of the National Association of Ems Physicians and the National Association of State Ems Directors., 6(3), 330-5, 2002 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Whitten PS, Sprince NL, Davis CS, Wallace RB, Blanck PD, Heeringa SG, Workforce participation by persons with disabilities: the National Health Interview Survey Disability Supplement, 1994 to 1995, 44(4), 358-64, April 2002 Abstract
  • Park H, Sprince NL, Jensen C, Whitten PS, Zwerling C, Health risk factors among Iowa farmers, The Journal of Rural Health : Official Journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association., 18(2), 286-93, Spring 2002 Abstract
  • Merchant JA, Stromquist, Kelly KM, Zwerling C, Reynolds SJ, Burmeister LF, Chronic disease and injury in an agricultural county: Baseline results from the Keokuk County Rural Health Cohort Study, Journal of Rural Health, 44, 358-364, 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 Abstract
  • Park H, Sprince NL, Jensen C, Whitten P, Zwerling C, Health risk factors and occupation among Iowa workers, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 21(3), 203-8, October 2001 Abstract
  • Nordstrom DL, Zwerling C, Stromquist AM, Burmeister LF, Merchant JA, Epidemiology of unintentional adult injury in a rural population, Journal of Trauma, 51(4), 758-66, October 2001 Abstract
  • 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 Abstract
  • 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 / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 43(6), 542-7, June 2001 Abstract
  • Alavanja MC, Sprince NL, Oliver E, Whitten P, Lynch CF, Gillette PP, Logsden-Sacket N, Zwerling C, Nested case-control analysis of high pesticide exposure events from the Agricultural Health Study, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 39(6), 557-63, June 2001 Abstract
  • 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 Abstract
  • 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 Abstract
  • Peek-Asa C, Runyan CW, Zwerling C, The role of surveillance and evaluation research in the reduction of violence against workers, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 20(2), 141-8, February 2001 Abstract
  • Sprince NL, Lewis MQ, Whitten PS, Reynolds SJ, Zwerling C, Respiratory symptoms: associations with pesticides, silos, and animal confinement in the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 38(4), 455-62, October 2000 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Torner JC, Clarke WR, Voelker MD, Doebbeling BN, Barrett DH, Merchant JA, Woolson RF, Schwartz DA, Self-reported postwar injuries among Gulf War veterans, Public Health Reports (washington, D.c. : 1974), 115(4), 346-9, 2000 Abstract
  • Runyan CW, Zakocs RC, Zwerling C, Administrative and behavioral interventions for workplace violence prevention, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 18(4 Suppl), 116-27, May 2000 Abstract
  • 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 Abstract
  • Nordstrom D, Zwerling C, Stromquist A, Frequency, characteristics, and child and parent risk factors for nonfatal injury in rural children, Annals of Epidemiology, 10(7), 452, 2000
  • Svendsen ER, Reynolds SJ, Zwerling C, Burmeister LF, Stromquist AM, Taylor CD, Merchant JA, Plotting rural households where map details are insufficient: The use of GPS in the Keokuk County Rural Health Study, Proceedings of the 3rd National GIS in Public Health Conference, San Diego, CA, ATSDR, 635-648, 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 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Jones MP, Evaluation of the effectiveness of low blood alcohol concentration laws for younger drivers, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 16(1 Suppl), 76-80, Jan 1999 Abstract
  • Taylor CD, Rynolds SJ, Stromquist A, Merchant J, Zwerling C, Kelly K, Environmental conditions in the homes of a rural Iowa county, JASH, 5(407-416), 1999
  • Zwerling C, Sprince NL, Davis CS, Whitten PS, Wallace RR, Heeringa SG, Occupational injuries among older workers with disabilities: a prospective cohort study of the Health and Retirement Survey, 1992 to 1994., American Journal of Public Health, 88(11), 1691-5, November 1998 Abstract
  • Peterson JS, Zwerling C, Comparison of health outcomes among older construction and blue-collar employees in the United States, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 34(3), 280-7, September 1998 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Whitten PS, Davis CS, Sprince NL, Occupational injuries among older workers with visual, auditory, and other impairments. A validation study, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 40(8), 720-3, August 1998 Abstract
  • 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 Abstract
  • Butler RN, Todd KH, Kellermann AL, Runyan CW, Lynn SG, Rodriguez MA, Zwerling C, Rivara FP, Injury-control education in six U.S. medical schools, Academic Medicine, 73(5), 524-8, May 1998 Abstract
  • Cowl C T, Jones M P, Lynch C F, Sprince N L, Zwerling C, Fuortes L J, Factors associated with fatalities and injuries from hot-air balloon crashes., Jama, 279(13), 1011-4, 1 Apr 1998 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Burmeister L, Reynolds S, Jones M, Lewis M, Popendorf W, Scarth R, Whitten P, Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 13-20, 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
  • Zwerling C, Whitten P S, Davis C S, Sprince N L, Occupational injuries among workers with disabilities: the National Health Interview Survey, 1985-1994., Jama, 278(24), 2163-6, 24 Dec 1997 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Daltroy L H, Fine L J, Johnston J J, Melius J, Silverstein B A, Design and conduct of occupational injury intervention studies: a review of evaluation strategies., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 32(2), 164-79, August 1997 Abstract
  • Daltroy L H, Iversen M D, Larson M G, Lew R, Wright E, Ryan J, Zwerling C, Fossel A H, Liang M H, A controlled trial of an educational program to prevent low back injuries [see comments], New England Journal of Medicine, 337(5), 322-8, 31 Jul 1997 Abstract
  • Sprince N L, Thorne P S, Popendorf W, Zwerling C, Miller E R, DeKoster J A, Respiratory symptoms and lung function abnormalities among machine operators in automobile production., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 31(4), 403-13, April 1997 Abstract
  • Sprince N L, Palmer J A, Popendorf W, Thorne P S, Selim M I, Zwerling C, Miller E R, Dermatitis among automobile production machine operators exposed to metal-working fluids., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 30(4), 421-9, October 1996 Abstract
  • Ryan J, Zwerling C, Jones M, Cigarette smoking at hire as a predictor of employment outcome., Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 38(9), 928-33, September 1996 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Sprince N L, Wallace R B, Davis C S, Whitten P S, Heeringa S G, Risk factors for occupational injuries among older workers: an analysis of the health and retirement study., American Journal of Public Health, 86(9), 1306-9, September 1996 Abstract
  • Schootman M, Zwerling C, Miller E R, Torner J C, Fuortes L, Lynch C F, Merchant J A, Peterson T D, Method to electronically collect emergency department data., Annals of Emergency Medicine, 28(2), 213-9, August 1996 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Merchant J A, Firearm injuries and deaths [letter; comment], New England Journal of Medicine, 335(1), 62-3, 4 Jul 1996 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Miller E R, Lynch C F, Torner J, Injuries among construction workers in rural Iowa: emergency department surveillance., Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 38(7), 698-704, July 1996 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Sprince N L, Wallace R B, Davis C S, Whitten P S, Heeringa S G, Alcohol and occupational injuries among older workers., Accident Analysis and Prevention, 28(3), 371-6, May 1996 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Sprince N L, Wallace R B, Davis C S, Whitten P S, Heeringa S G, Effect of recall period on the reporting of occupational injuries among older workers in the Health and Retirement Study., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 28(5), 583-90, November 1995 Abstract
  • 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 Abstract
  • Fuortes L J, 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, 36(9), 1022-6, September 1994 Abstract
  • Dijkhuis H, Zwerling C, Parrish G, Bennett T, Kemper H C, Medical examiner data in injury surveillance: a comparison with death certificates., American Journal of Epidemiology, 139(6), 637-43, 15 Mar 1994 Abstract
  • 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 Abstract
  • Schootman M, Fuortes L J, Zwerling C, Albanese M A, Watson C A, Safety behavior among Iowa junior high and high school students., American Journal of Public Health, 83(11), 1628-30, November 1993 Abstract
  • Ryan J, Zwerling C, Jones M, Drug use: association vs causation [letter], Journal of Occupational Medicine, 35(10), 984, October 1993 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Sprince N L, Ryan J, Jones M P, Occupational injuries: comparing the rates of male and female postal workers., American Journal of Epidemiology, 138(1), 46-55, 1 Jul 1993 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Ryan J, Schootman M, A case-control study of risk factors for industrial low back injury. The utility of preplacement screening in defining high-risk groups., Spine, 18(9), 1242-7, July 1993 Abstract
  • Daltroy L H, Iversen M D, Larson M G, Ryan J, Zwerling C, Fossel A H, Liang M H, Teaching and social support: effects on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors to prevent low back injuries in industry., Health Education Quarterly, 20(1), 43-62, 1 Apr 1993 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Current practice and experience in drug and alcohol testing in the workplace., Bulletin On Narcotics, 45(2), 155-96, 1993 Abstract
  • Ryan J, Zwerling C, Jones M, The effectiveness of preemployment drug screening in the prediction of employment outcome [see comments], Journal of Occupational Medicine, 34(11), 1057-63, November 1992 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Ryan J, Preemployment drug screening. The epidemiologic issues [published erratum appears in J Occup Med 1992 Nov;34(11):1070] [see comments], Journal of Occupational Medicine, 34(6), 595-9, June 1992 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Ryan J, Orav E J, Costs and benefits of preemployment drug screening., Jama, 267(1), 91-3, 1 Jan 1992 Abstract
  • Ryan J, Zwerling C, Orav E J, Occupational risks associated with cigarette smoking: a prospective study., American Journal of Public Health, 82(1), 29-32, January 1992 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Ryan J, Query on non-back occupational injuries [letter], American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 22(1), 143, 1992 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Ryan J, Risk and severity of non-back occupational injuries after lumbar laminectomy for degenerative disc disease [see comments], American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 19(4), 531-8, 1991 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Ryan J, Orav E J, Workers' compensation cost shifting: an empirical study [see comments], American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 19(3), 317-25, 1991 Abstract
  • Daltroy L H, Larson M G, Wright E A, Malspeis S, Fossel A H, Ryan J, Zwerling C, Liang M H, A case-control study of risk factors for industrial low back injury: implications for primary and secondary prevention programs., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 20(4), 505-15, 1991 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Ryan J, Orav E J, The efficacy of preemployment drug screening for marijuana and cocaine in predicting employment outcome [see comments], Jama, 264(20), 2639-43, 28 Nov 1990 Abstract
  • Ryan J, Zwerling C, Risk for occupational low-back injury after lumbar laminectomy for degenerative disc disease., Spine, 15(6), 500-3, June 1990 Abstract
  • Ryan J, Zwerling C, Severity of disability due to occupational low back injury after lumbar laminectomy for degenerative disc disease., Journal of Occupational Medicine, 32(5), 468-72, May 1990 Abstract

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