Robert Cox
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Robert Cox has a total of 6 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
Amanda M Cook
1 shared publicationBruce Brackin
Mississippi Agromedicine Program, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
1 shared publicationFrederick R Carlton
1 shared publicationJames C Kolb
1 shared publicationRobert L Galli
1 shared publicationTeresa Amundson
Mississippi Poison Control Center, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 1 January 2008
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Clinical Toxicology
- Vol. 46 (8) , 722-727
Evaluation of the patterns of potentially toxic exposures in Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina
Objective. To describe the changes in the frequency of selected toxic exposures reported to the state poison control center following Hurricane Katrina. Methods. The numbers of selected exposures reported to the Mississippi Poison Control Center at 0–2 weeks, 3–4 weeks, and 5–12 weeks following Hurricane Katrina were compared to those for the same time periods in the previous 3 years. Absolute numbers of exposures and odds ratios with confidence intervals were used for comparison. Results. In the first 2 weeks following Hurricane Katrina, there were 44 reported gasoline exposures compared to 7 expected, 8 lamp oil exposures compared to 1 expected, and seven carbon monoxide exposures compared to 1 expected. Only gasoline exposures remained elevated in the second 2 weeks period following the hurricane. Lamp oil exposures were elevated during the 5–12 week recovery period. There was no increase in the frequency of exposures to household cleaning agents, food poisoning, pediatric exposures, drug-related suicide events, bites and stings, or venomous snakebites. Conclusions. The most common toxic exposures following Hurricane Katrina were related to the lack of typical energy sources, electricity, and gasoline.
- 1 January 2008
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Clinical Toxicology
- Vol. 46 (8) , 722-727
Evaluation of the patterns of potentially toxic exposures in Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina
Objective. To describe the changes in the frequency of selected toxic exposures reported to the state poison control center following Hurricane Katrina. Methods. The numbers of selected exposures reported to the Mississippi Poison Control Center at 0–2 weeks, 3–4 weeks, and 5–12 weeks following Hurricane Katrina were compared to those for the same time periods in the previous 3 years. Absolute numbers of exposures and odds ratios with confidence intervals were used for comparison. Results. In the first 2 weeks following Hurricane Katrina, there were 44 reported gasoline exposures compared to 7 expected, 8 lamp oil exposures compared to 1 expected, and seven carbon monoxide exposures compared to 1 expected. Only gasoline exposures remained elevated in the second 2 weeks period following the hurricane. Lamp oil exposures were elevated during the 5–12 week recovery period. There was no increase in the frequency of exposures to household cleaning agents, food poisoning, pediatric exposures, drug-related suicide events, bites and stings, or venomous snakebites. Conclusions. The most common toxic exposures following Hurricane Katrina were related to the lack of typical energy sources, electricity, and gasoline.
- 1 January 2005
- Vol. 43 (4) , 243-53
Evaluation of potential adverse health effects resulting from chronic domestic exposure to the organophosphate insecticide methyl parathion.
Methyl parathion (MP) was used illegally to spray homes for insect control over approximately an 8-yr period. In an attempt to determine if there were any adverse health effects from this, health-screening evaluations were performed on 353 individuals living in homes that were illegally sprayed. The average subject spent 15.5 h a day in the home. Subjects from homes with high levels of MP (exposure group) were compared to controls that lived in homes with minimal or no MP. Subjects were aware of the levels of MP found in their homes and recall bias was likely. There were no significant differences in the symptoms reported or by the physician assessment of subacute or chronic toxicity between those in the exposure group and controls. No significant differences were found in growth and developmental evaluations. Three subjects were identified who most likely suffered acute toxicity from the initial exposure and were not appropriately diagnosed and treated. Cholinesterase determinations also did not differ between those in the exposure group and controls. When subjects from the exposure group were stratified by the level of MP in their home, those from homes with the highest levels appeared to have an increased likelihood of subacute toxicity and reported an increased number of neuropsychiatric symptoms (OR 2 for both evaluations).
- 1 January 2005
- Vol. 43 (4) , 243-53
Evaluation of potential adverse health effects resulting from chronic domestic exposure to the organophosphate insecticide methyl parathion.
Methyl parathion (MP) was used illegally to spray homes for insect control over approximately an 8-yr period. In an attempt to determine if there were any adverse health effects from this, health-screening evaluations were performed on 353 individuals living in homes that were illegally sprayed. The average subject spent 15.5 h a day in the home. Subjects from homes with high levels of MP (exposure group) were compared to controls that lived in homes with minimal or no MP. Subjects were aware of the levels of MP found in their homes and recall bias was likely. There were no significant differences in the symptoms reported or by the physician assessment of subacute or chronic toxicity between those in the exposure group and controls. No significant differences were found in growth and developmental evaluations. Three subjects were identified who most likely suffered acute toxicity from the initial exposure and were not appropriately diagnosed and treated. Cholinesterase determinations also did not differ between those in the exposure group and controls. When subjects from the exposure group were stratified by the level of MP in their home, those from homes with the highest levels appeared to have an increased likelihood of subacute toxicity and reported an increased number of neuropsychiatric symptoms (OR 2 for both evaluations).