@article{2dc8a38249b14794a107765656de537b,
title = "Reply to “raised concern”",
author = "Eckardt Johanning and Marco Stillo and Paul Landsbergis",
note = "Funding Information: We conducted our earlier epidemiological study together with two other research teams who were analyzing mortality, and the social and economic impact of diseases and injuries among US maintenance-of-way workers (MOW) workers. As mentioned in the IH publication the joint survey study was funded and facilitated by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (BMWED), however, the study of powered hand tool vibration emissions and the manuscript preparation for the IH Journal was not funded by BMWED. When we wrote the IH publication we were not consultants to the BMWED Union, any railroads, tool manufacturer or any other entity with a particular interest in the outcome of this IH publication. The research design, protocols and implementation of the epidemiological study followed guidance from our respective Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) (see publications) and an independent international scientific advisory panel. Upon comparison of this letter and similar “concern” letters recently submitted to the AJIM5) and JOEM6) we think the core “concerns” raised are essentially intended to raise doubt about findings described in our report.",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.2486/indhealth.2021-0125",
language = "English",
volume = "60",
pages = "288--292",
journal = "Industrial Health",
issn = "0019-8366",
publisher = "National Institute of Industrial Health",
number = "3",
}