Paul Blanc, MD, MSPH

Paul Blanc, MD, MSPH

Education
2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
2014 - Mellon Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
Post-Doc Fellow/Scholar, 1986 - Medical Toxicology, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, University of California, San Francisco
M.D., 1982 - Medicine, Albert Einstein School of Medicine
MSPH, 1977 - Industrial Hygiene, Harvard School of Public Health
BA, 1974 - Liberal Arts, Goddard College
Honors and Awards
  • Excellence in Interprofessional Teaching Award, UCSF Program for Interprofessional Practice and Education, 2021
  • Excellence in Education and Research in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) Award, American College of OEM, 2019
  • Honorary Doctorate, Sahlgrenska Medical Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2016
  • Jarsolav Teisinger Medal, Society of Occupational Medicine of the Czech Medical Society, 2013
Websites
Publications

  1. Blanc PD, Trupin L, Yelin EH, Katz PP. Psychological morbidity among coal miners compared to other occupations in Appalachia. Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) 2024. PMID: 39438904


  2. Jugnundan S, Schmajuk G, Trupin L, Blanc PD. Survey self-report of rheumatoid arthritis and treatments versus specialist clinician confirmation. BMC rheumatology 2024. PMID: 39385313


  3. Abrham Y, Zeng S, Lin W, Lo C, Beckert A, Evans L, Dunn M, Giang B, Thakkar K, Roman J, Blanc PD, Arjomandi M. Self-report underestimates the frequency of the acute respiratory exacerbations of COPD but is associated with BAL neutrophilia and lymphocytosis: an observational study. BMC pulmonary medicine 2024. PMID: 39223571


  4. Maccarone JR, Sterns OR, Timmons A, Korpak AM, Smith NL, Nakayama KS, Baird CP, Ciminera P, Kheradmand F, Fan VS, Hart JE, Koutrakis P, Jerrett M, Kuschner WG, Ioachimescu OC, Montgrain PR, Proctor SP, Redlich CA, Wendt CH, Blanc PD, Garshick E, Wan ES. Deployment-related Cigarette Smoking Behaviors and Pulmonary Function Among U.S. Veterans. Military medicine 2024. PMID: 38536226


  5. Murgia N, Akgun M, Blanc PD, Costa JT, Moitra S, Muñoz X, Toren K, Ferreira AJ. Issue 3-The occupational burden of respiratory diseases, an update. Pulmonology 2024. PMID: 38704309


  6. Jacobson MA, Blanc PD, Tulsky J, Tilly M, Meister R, Huen W, McNicholas JE. Risk of subsequent SARS-CoV-2 infection among vaccinated employees with or without hybrid immunity acquired early in the Omicron-predominant era of the COVID-19 pandemic. American journal of industrial medicine 2024. PMID: 38316635


  7. Garshick E, Redlich CA, Korpak A, Timmons AK, Smith NL, Nakayama K, Baird CP, Ciminera P, Kheradmand F, Fan VS, Hart JE, Koutrakis P, Kuschner W, Ioachimescu O, Jerrett M, Montgrain PR, Proctor SP, Wan ES, Wendt CH, Wongtrakool C, Blanc PD. Chronic respiratory symptoms following deployment-related occupational and environmental exposures among US veterans. Occupational and environmental medicine 2023. PMID: 37968126


  8. Seedahmed MI, Albirair MT, Whooley MA, Koth LL, Blanc PD, Arjomandi M. Response. Chest 2024. PMID: 38199743


  9. Seedahmed MI, Albirair MT, Whooley MA, Koth LL, Blanc PD, Arjomandi M. Screening for Exposure to Beryllium Among US Veterans With a Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis, 2002-2020. Chest 2023. PMID: 37364853


  10. Ronsmans S, Blanc PD. Colinet-Caplan Syndrome: History of an Outbreak of Autoimmune Disease in Scouring Powder Workers. Annals of internal medicine 2023. PMID: 36623284


  11. Garshick E, Blanc PD. Military deployment-related respiratory problems: an update. Current opinion in pulmonary medicine 2023. PMID: 36597757


  12. Falvo MJ, Sotolongo AM, Osterholzer JJ, Robertson MW, Kazerooni EA, Amorosa JK, Garshick E, Jones KD, Galvin JR, Kreiss K, Hines SE, Franks TJ, Miller RF, Rose CS, Arjomandi M, Krefft SD, Morris MJ, Polosukhin VV, Blanc PD, D'Armiento JM. Consensus statements on deployment-related respiratory disease, inclusive of constrictive bronchiolitis: A modified Delphi study. Chest 2022. PMID: 36343686


  13. Trupin L, Schmajuk G, Ying D, Yelin E, Blanc PD. Response. Chest 2022. PMID: 36344146


  14. Jacobson M, Hart C, Huen W, Suarez Guardado G, Villanueva A, Whitman J, Blanc PD. A Rapid Nucleic-Acid-Amplification-Test-Based, Conditional-Release-to-Work Policy for Health Care Personnel with Symptoms Consistent with COVID-19. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2022. PMID: 36240750


  16. Kaul B, Lee JS, Glidden D, Blanc PD, Zhang N, Collard HR, Whooley MA. Agent Orange Exposure and Risk of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Among U.S. Veterans. TO REMOVE 2022. PMID: 35559726


  17. Gandhi SA, Welch TJ, Jones KD, Cummings KJ, Styles L, Blanc PD, Harrison RJ. Rare case of occupational pulmonary hemorrhage in a firefighter. Respiratory medicine case reports 2022. PMID: 35993005


  18. Blanc PD, Balmes JR, Redlich C. Occupational Exposures in Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease. Chest 2022. PMID: 35940661


  19. Kiok M, Guntur S, Blanc PD, Lozato O, Domingo G, Kosnik R, Ugbaja CE, Chan N, Ramos A, Domeracki S. Increased Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Hotline Utilization During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Unexpected Phenomenon. TO REMOVE 2022. PMID: 35575040


  21. Trupin L, Schmajuk G, Ying D, Yelin E, Blanc PD. Military service and COPD risk. TO REMOVE 2022. PMID: 35469853


  22. Kolaitis NA, Gao Y, Soong A, Greenland JR, Hays SR, Golden JA, Venado A, Leard LE, Shah RJ, Kleinhenz ME, Katz PP, Kukreja J, Blanc PD, Smith PJ, Singer JP. Depressive symptoms in lung transplant recipients: trajectory and association with mortality and allograft dysfunction. TO REMOVE 2022. PMID: 35354643


  24. Torén K, Blanc PD, Naidoo R, Murgia N, Stockfelt L, Schiöler L. Cumulative occupational exposure to inorganic dust and fumes and invasive pneumococcal disease with pneumonia. TO REMOVE 2022. PMID: 35262802


  25. Torén K, Blanc PD, Murgia N, Stockfelt L, Schiöler L. Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) Use and Invasive Pneumococcal Pneumonia. TO REMOVE 2021. PMID: 34410899


  26. Lopez A, Kosnik R, Blanc PD, Taylor BR, Guntur S. Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Symptomatic Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Health Care Workers During the Delta Variant Surge. TO REMOVE 2021. PMID: 34775397


  27. Barnes H, Jones K, Blanc P. The hidden history of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. TO REMOVE 2021. PMID: 34083405


  29. Vinnikov D, Blanc PD, Raushanova A, Beisbekova A, Abraham JL, Zlobina Y. Exposure to respirable dust among workers fabricating aluminium trihydroxide-containing synthetic countertops. TO REMOVE 2021. PMID: 34707188


  30. Vinnikov D, Tulekov Z, Blanc PD. Fractional exhaled NO in a metalworking occupational cohort. TO REMOVE 2021. PMID: 34626220


  31. Chien A, Domeracki S, Guntur S, Taylor K, Lu CM, Lampiris H, Blanc PD. Association between household exposure and cycle threshold in COVID-19 infected health care workers. TO REMOVE 2021. PMID: 34348733


  32. Naidoo RN, Blanc PD, Torén K. History of work-related diseases as a tool to protect the health of workers. TO REMOVE 2021. PMID: 34261822


  34. McNicholas JE, Kosnik R, Blanc PD, Taylor BR, Guntur S. Temporal Trends in COVID-19 Incidence in Two Healthcare Worker Cohorts. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2021. PMID: 33950043


  36. Melamed J, Gerona R, Blanc PD, Takamoto P, Conner S, Goodnough R. Gamma-Butyrolactone Overdose Potentially Complicated by Co-Ingestion of Industrial Solvent N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. Journal of analytical toxicology 2020. PMID: 32672803


  37. Andersson M, Blanc PD, Torén K, Järvholm B. Smoking, occupational exposures, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis among Swedish construction workers. TO REMOVE 2021. PMID: 33547652


  38. Lytras T, Beckmeyer-Borowko A, Kogevinas M, Kromhout H, Carsin AE, Antó JM, Bentouhami H, Weyler J, Heinrich J, Nowak D, Urrutia I, Martínez-Moratalla J, Gullón JA, Pereira Vega A, Raherison Semjen C, Pin I, Demoly P, Leynaert B, Villani S, Gislason T, Svanes Ø, Holm M, Forsberg B, Norbäck D, Mehta AJ, Keidel D, Vernez D, Benke G, Jõgi R, Torén K, Sigsgaard T, Schlünssen V, Olivieri M, Blanc PD, Watkins J, Bono R, Squillacioti G, Buist AS, Vermeulen R, Jarvis D, Probst-Hensch N, Zock JP. Cumulative Occupational Exposures and Lung-Function Decline in Two Large General-Population Cohorts. TO REMOVE 2021. PMID: 33090904


  39. Vinnikov D, Tulekov Z, Romanova Z, Krugovykh I, Blanc PD. Smoking practices in relation to exhaled carbon monoxide in an occupational cohort. TO REMOVE 2020. PMID: 33298031


  40. Torén K, Blanc PD, Qvarfordt I, Aspevall O, Schiöler L. Inhaled Corticosteroids Use and Risk of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Risk in a Population-based Study. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2020. PMID: 32649216


  41. Domeracki S, Clapp RN, Taylor K, Lu CM, Lampiris H, Blanc PD. Cycle Threshold to Test Positivity in COVID-19 for Return to Work Clearance in Health Care Workers. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2020. PMID: 32804748


  42. Barnes H, Olin AC, Torén K, McSharry C, Donnelly I, Lärstad M, Iribarren C, Quinlan P, Blanc PD. Occupation versus environmental factors in hypersensitivity pneumonitis: population attributable fraction. TO REMOVE 2020. PMID: 33043057


  43. Kolaitis NA, Gao Y, Soong A, Greenland JR, Hays SR, Golden J, Leard LE, Shah RJ, Kleinhenz ME, Katz PP, Venado A, Kukreja J, Blanc PD, Singer JP. Primary graft dysfunction attenuates improvements in health-related quality of life after lung transplantation, but not disability or depression. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2020. PMID: 32794295


  44. Garshick E, Blanc PD. Military Deployment and Respiratory Symptoms: Some Answers, Many Questions. Chest 2020. PMID: 32505302


  45. Venado A, Kolaitis NA, Huang CY, Gao Y, Glidden DV, Soong A, Sutter N, Katz PP, Greenland JR, Calabrese DR, Hays SR, Golden JA, Shah RJ, Leard LE, Kukreja J, Deuse T, Wolters PJ, Covinsky K, Blanc PD, Singer JP. Frailty after lung transplantation is associated with impaired health-related quality of life and mortality. Thorax 2020. PMID: 32376733


  46. Mudan A, Copan L, Wang R, Pugh A, Lebin J, Barreau T, Jones RL, Ghosal S, Lee M, Albertson T, Jarrett JM, Lee J, Betting D, Ward CD, De Leon Salazar A, Smollin CG, Blanc PD. Notes from the Field: Methylmercury Toxicity from a Skin Lightening Cream Obtained from Mexico - California, 2019. TO REMOVE 2019. PMID: 31856147


  47. Torén K, Blanc PD, Naidoo RN, Murgia N, Qvarfordt I, Aspevall O, Dahlman-Hoglund A, Schioler L. Occupational exposure to dust and to fumes, work as a welder and invasive pneumococcal disease risk. Occupational and environmental medicine 2019. PMID: 31848233


  48. Blanc PD, Redlich CA. Reply to: Occupational Burden in Chronic Respiratory Disease: Call for Recognition, Training and Data Capture. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2019. PMID: 31343269


  49. Kolaitis NA, Calabrese DR, Ahearn P, Venado A, Florez R, Lei HL, Isaak K, Henricksen E, Martinez E, Chong T, Shah RJ, Leard LE, Kleinhenz ME, Golden J, De Marco T, Greenland JR, Kukreja J, Hays SR, Blanc PD, Singer JP. Tacrolimus trough monitoring guided by mass spectrometry without accounting for assay differences is associated with acute kidney injury in lung transplant recipients. American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2019. PMID: 31696925


  50. Blanc PD. What has been done will be done again. Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) 2019. PMID: 31663658


  51. Shahbaz M, Blanc PD, Domeracki SJ, Guntur S. Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA): An Occupational Case Report. Workplace health & safety 2019. PMID: 31540569


  52. Schmajuk G, Trupin L, Yelin E, Blanc PD. Prevalence of Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis in Coal Mining Counties of the U.S. Arthritis care & research 2019. PMID: 30875457


  53. Garshick E, Abraham JH, Baird CP, Ciminera P, Downey GP, Falvo MJ, Hart JE, Jackson DA, Jerrett M, Kuschner W, Helmer DA, Jones KD, Krefft SD, Mallon T, Miller RF, Morris MJ, Proctor SP, Redlich CA, Rose CS, Rull RP, Saers J, Schneiderman AI, Smith NL, Yiallouros P, Blanc PD. Respiratory Health after Military Service in Southwest Asia and Afghanistan. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2019. PMID: 31368802


  54. Blanc PD, Annesi-Maesano I, Balmes JR, Cummings KJ, Fishwick D, Miedinger D, Murgia N, Naidoo RN, Reynolds CJ, Sigsgaard T, Torén K, Vinnikov D, Redlich CA. The Occupational Burden of Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases. An Official American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society Statement. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2019. PMID: 31149852


  55. Greenland JR, Wang P, Brotman JJ, Ahuja R, Chong TA, Kleinhenz ME, Leard LE, Golden JA, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Singer JP, Rajalingam R, Jones K, Laszik ZG, Trivedi NN, Greenland NY, Blanc PD. Gene signatures common to allograft rejection are associated with lymphocytic bronchitis. Clinical transplantation 2019. PMID: 30849195


  56. Venado A, McCulloch C, Greenland JR, Katz P, Soong A, Shrestha P, Hays S, Golden J, Shah R, Leard LE, Kleinhenz ME, Kukreja J, Zablotska L, Allen IE, Covinsky K, Blanc P, Singer JP. Frailty trajectories in adult lung transplantation: A cohort study. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2019. PMID: 31005571


  57. Lytras T, Kogevinas M, Kromhout H, Carsin AE, Antó JM, Bentouhami H, Weyler J, Heinrich J, Nowak D, Urrutia I, Martínez-Moratalla J, Gullón JA, Vega AP, Raherison Semjen C, Pin I, Demoly P, Leynaert B, Villani S, Gíslason T, Svanes Ø, Holm M, Forsberg B, Norbäck D, Mehta AJ, Probst-Hensch N, Benke G, Jogi R, Torén K, Sigsgaard T, Schlünssen V, Olivieri M, Blanc PD, Watkins J, Bono R, Buist AS, Vermeulen R, Jarvis D, Zock JP. Occupational exposures and incidence of chronic bronchitis and related symptoms over two decades: the European Community Respiratory Health Survey. Occupational and environmental medicine 2019. PMID: 30700596


  58. Paulin LM, Smith BM, Koch A, Han M, Hoffman EA, Martinez C, Ejike C, Blanc PD, Rous J, Barr RG, Peters SP, Paine R, Pirozzi C, Cooper CB, Dransfield MT, Comellas AP, Kanner RE, Drummond MB, Putcha N, Hansel NN. Occupational Exposures Influence CT Imaging Characteristics in the SPIROMICS Cohort. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2018. PMID: 30339479


  59. Gajic S, Callahan EC, Brown JK, Elicker B, Ley B, Blanc PD. Pulmonary toxicity associated with pomalidomide. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2018. PMID: 30355421


  60. Torén K, Andersson M, Olin AC, Blanc PD, Järvholm B. Airflow limitation classified with the fixed ratio or the lower limit of normal and cause-specific mortality - A prospective study. Respiratory medicine 2018. PMID: 30366582


  61. Domeracki SJ, Landman Z, Blanc PD, Guntur S. Off the Courts: Occupational "Tennis Leg". Workplace health & safety 2018. PMID: 30160206


  62. Goodnough R, Li K, Fouladkou F, Lynch KL, Shah M, Smollin CG, Blanc PD. Notes from the Field: Toxic Leukoencephalopathy Associated with Tianeptine Misuse - California, 2017. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2018. PMID: 30001559


  63. Fell AKM, Svendsen MV, Kim JL, Abrahamsen R, Henneberger PK, Torén K, Blanc PD, Kongerud J. Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke and respiratory symptoms in non-smoking adults: cross-sectional data from the general population of Telemark, Norway. BMC public health 2018. PMID: 29980242


  64. Shitrit D, Adir Y, Avriel A, King D, Epstein Shochet G, Guber A, Schnaer S, Kassirer M, Blanc PD, Abramovich A. EBUS-TBNA is Sufficient for Successful Diagnosis of Silicosis with Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy. Lung 2018. PMID: 29845341


  65. Arjomandi M, Zeng S, Geerts J, Stiner RK, Bos B, van Koeverden I, Keene J, Elicker B, Blanc PD, Gold WM. Lung volumes identify an at-risk group in persons with prolonged secondhand tobacco smoke exposure but without overt airflow obstruction. Volume 5 of Issue 1. BMJ open respiratory research 2018. PMID: 29755755


  66. Lytras T, Kogevinas M, Kromhout H, Carsin AE, Antó JM, Bentouhami H, Weyler J, Heinrich J, Nowak D, Urrutia I, Martinez-Moratalla J, Gullón JA, Pereira-Vega A, Raherison-Semjen C, Pin I, Demoly P, Leynaert B, Villani S, Gislason T, Svanes C, Holm M, Forsberg B, Norbäck D, Mehta AJ, Probst-Hensch N, Benke G, Jogi R, Torén K, Sigsgaard T, Schlünssen V, Olivieri M, Blanc PD, Vermeulen R, Garcia-Aymerich J, Jarvis D, Zock JP. Occupational exposures and 20-year incidence of COPD: the European Community Respiratory Health Survey. Thorax 2018. PMID: 29574416


  67. Kolaitis NA, Soong A, Shrestha P, Zhuo H, Neuhaus J, Katz PP, Greenland JR, Golden J, Leard LE, Shah RJ, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Kleinhenz ME, Blanc PD, Singer JP. Improvement in patient-reported outcomes after lung transplantation is not impacted by the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to transplantation. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2018. PMID: 29550072


  68. Sampognaro P, Vo KT, Richie M, Blanc PD, Keenan K. Bismuth Subgallate Toxicity in the Age of Online Supplement Use. Volume 22 of Issue 6. The neurologist 2017. PMID: 29095326


  69. Vandenplas O, Vinnikov D, Blanc PD, Agache I, Bachert C, Bewick M, Cardell LO, Cullinan P, Demoly P, Descatha A, Fonseca J, Haahtela T, Hellings PW, Jamart J, Jantunen J, Kalayci Ö, Price D, Samolinski B, Sastre J, Tian L, Valero AL, Zhang X, Bousquet J. Impact of Rhinitis on Work Productivity: A Systematic Review. The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2017. PMID: 29017832


  70. Schwartz DA, Vinnikov D, Blanc PD. Occupation and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Meta-Analysis. Volume 59 of Issue 6. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2017. PMID: 28598928


  71. Blanc PD. The early history of manganese and the recognition of its neurotoxicity, 1837-1936. Volume 64. Neurotoxicology 2017. PMID: 28416395


  72. Vinnikov D, Blanc PD, Alilin A, Zutler M, Holty JC. Fatigue and sleepiness determine respiratory quality of life among veterans evaluated for sleep apnea. Volume 15 of Issue 1. Health and quality of life outcomes 2017. PMID: 28288646


  73. Garrett GL, Blanc PD, Boscardin J, Lloyd AA, Ahmed RL, Anthony T, Bibee K, Breithaupt A, Cannon J, Chen A, Cheng JY, Chiesa-Fuxench Z, Colegio OR, Curiel-Lewandrowski C, Del Guzzo CA, Disse M, Dowd M, Eilers R, Ortiz AE, Morris C, Golden SK, Graves MS, Griffin JR, Hopkins RS, Huang CC, Bae GH, Jambusaria A, Jennings TA, Jiang SI, Karia PS, Khetarpal S, Kim C, Klintmalm G, Konicke K, Koyfman SA, Lam C, Lee P, Leitenberger JJ, Loh T, Lowenstein S, Madankumar R, Moreau JF, Nijhawan RI, Ochoa S, Olasz EB, Otchere E, Otley C, Oulton J, Patel PH, Patel VA, Prabhu AV, Pugliano-Mauro M, Schmults CD, Schram S, Shih AF, Shin T, Soon S, Soriano T, Srivastava D, Stein JA, Sternhell-Blackwell K, Taylor S, Vidimos A, Wu P, Zajdel N, Zelac D, Arron ST. Incidence of and Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Recipients in the United States. Volume 153 of Issue 3. JAMA dermatology 2017. PMID: 28097368


  74. Rosengarten D, Fox BD, Fireman E, Blanc PD, Rusanov V, Fruchter O, Raviv Y, Shtraichman O, Saute M, Kramer MR. Survival following lung transplantation for artificial stone silicosis relative to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Volume 60 of Issue 3. American journal of industrial medicine 2017. PMID: 28145560


  75. Singer JP, Katz PP, Soong A, Shrestha P, Huang D, Ho J, Mindo M, Greenland JR, Hays SR, Golden J, Kukreja J, Kleinhenz ME, Shah RJ, Blanc PD. Effect of Lung Transplantation on Health-Related Quality of Life in the Era of the Lung Allocation Score: A U.S. Prospective Cohort Study. Volume 17 of Issue 5. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2017. PMID: 27743488


  76. Vinnikov D, Blanc PD, Brimkulov N. Spirometry reference values for a Kyrgyz population. Volume 12 of Issue 2. The clinical respiratory journal 2016. PMID: 27486907


  77. Vinnikov D, Khafagy A, Blanc PD, Brimkulov N, Steinmaus C. High-altitude alpine therapy and lung function in asthma: systematic review and meta-analysis. Volume 2 of Issue 2. ERJ open research 2016. PMID: 27730196


  78. Blanc PD, Torén K. COPD and occupation: resetting the agenda. Volume 73 of Issue 6. Occupational and environmental medicine 2016. PMID: 27084077


  79. Blanc PD, Seaton A. Pneumoconiosis Redux. Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis and Silicosis Are Still a Problem. Volume 193 of Issue 6. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2016. PMID: 26977968


  80. Katz P, Iribarren C, Sanchez G, Blanc PD. Obesity and Functioning Among Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Volume 13 of Issue 3. COPD 2015. PMID: 26683222


  81. Singer JP, Diamond JM, Gries CJ, McDonnough J, Blanc PD, Shah R, Dean MY, Hersh B, Wolters PJ, Tokman S, Arcasoy SM, Ramphal K, Greenland JR, Smith N, Heffernan P, Shah L, Shrestha P, Golden JA, Blumenthal NP, Huang D, Sonett J, Hays S, Oyster M, Katz PP, Robbins H, Brown M, Leard LE, Kukreja J, Bacchetta M, Bush E, D'Ovidio F, Rushefski M, Raza K, Christie JD, Lederer DJ. Frailty Phenotypes, Disability, and Outcomes in Adult Candidates for Lung Transplantation. Volume 192 of Issue 11. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2015. PMID: 26258797


  82. Adhikari A, Sahu S, Bandyopadhyay A, Blanc PD, Moitra S. Fungal contamination of the respiratory tract and associated respiratory impairment among sawmill workers in India. Volume 1 of Issue 2. ERJ open research 2015. PMID: 27730148


  83. Vinnikov D, Blanc PD, Steinmaus C. Is Smoking a Predictor for Acute Mountain Sickness? Findings From a Meta-Analysis. Volume 18 of Issue 6. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 2015. PMID: 26419295


  84. Rosental PA, Rosner D, Blanc PD. From silicosis to silica hazards: An experiment in medicine, history, and the social sciences. Volume 58 Suppl 1. American journal of industrial medicine 2015. PMID: 26358619


  85. Malo JL, Tarlo SM, Sastre J, Martin J, Jeebhay MF, Le Moual N, Heederik D, Platts-Mills T, Blanc PD, Vandenplas O, Moscato G, de Blay F, Cartier A. An official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report: presentations and discussion of the fifth Jack Pepys Workshop on Asthma in the Workplace. Comparisons between asthma in the workplace and non-work-related asthma. Volume 12 of Issue 7. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2015. PMID: 26203621


  87. Shtraichman O, Blanc PD, Ollech JE, Fridel L, Fuks L, Fireman E, Kramer MR. Outbreak of autoimmune disease in silicosis linked to artificial stone. Volume 65 of Issue 6. Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) 2015. PMID: 26070814


  88. Kern RM, Singer JP, Koth L, Mooney J, Golden J, Hays S, Greenland J, Wolters P, Ghio E, Jones KD, Leard L, Kukreja J, Blanc PD. Lung transplantation for hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Volume 147 of Issue 6. Chest 2015. PMID: 25412059


  89. Blanc PD, Järvholm B, Torén K. Prospective risk of rheumatologic disease associated with occupational exposure in a cohort of male construction workers. Volume 128 of Issue 10. The American journal of medicine 2015. PMID: 26007670


  90. Lee SJ, You D, Gillen M, Blanc PD. Psychosocial work factors in new or recurrent injuries among hospital workers: a prospective study. Volume 88 of Issue 8. International archives of occupational and environmental health 2015. PMID: 25761631


  91. Vinnikov D, Brimkulov N, Blanc PD. Smoking increases the risk of acute mountain sickness. Volume 26 of Issue 2. Wilderness & environmental medicine 2015. PMID: 25747540


  92. Paulin LM, Diette GB, Blanc PD, Putcha N, Eisner MD, Kanner RE, Belli AJ, Christenson S, Tashkin DP, Han M, Barr RG, Hansel NN. Occupational exposures are associated with worse morbidity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Volume 191 of Issue 5. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2015. PMID: 25562375


  93. Mullen K, Gillen M, Kools S, Blanc P. Hospital nurses working wounded: motivations and obstacles to return to work as experienced by nurses with injuries. Volume 50 of Issue 2. Work (Reading, Mass.) 2015. PMID: 24284694


  94. Fishwick D, Lewis L, Darby A, Young C, Wiggans R, Waterhouse J, Wight J, Blanc PD. Determinants of health-related quality of life among residents with and without COPD in a historically industrialised area. Volume 88 of Issue 6. International archives of occupational and environmental health 2014. PMID: 25501562


  95. Singer JP, Chen J, Katz PP, Blanc PD, Kagawa-Singer M, Stewart AL. Defining novel health-related quality of life domains in lung transplantation: a qualitative analysis. Volume 24 of Issue 6. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 2014. PMID: 25471287


  96. Bissell DM, Lai JC, Meister RK, Blanc PD. Role of delta-aminolevulinic acid in the symptoms of acute porphyria. Volume 128 of Issue 3. The American journal of medicine 2014. PMID: 25446301


  97. Moitra S, Blanc PD, Brashier BB. Airflow obstruction among street vendors who refill cigarette lighters with liquefied petroleum gas. Volume 18 of Issue 9. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2014. PMID: 25189564


  98. MacIsaac JK, Gerona RR, Blanc PD, Apatira L, Friesen MW, Coppolino M, Janssen S. Health care worker exposures to the antibacterial agent triclosan. Volume 56 of Issue 8. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2014. PMID: 25099409


  99. Vinnikov D, Brimkulov N, Krasotski V, Redding-Jones R, Blanc PD. Risk factors for occupational acute mountain sickness. Volume 64 of Issue 7. Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) 2014. PMID: 25006096


  100. van Koeverden I, Blanc PD, Bowler RP, Arjomandi M. Secondhand Tobacco Smoke and COPD Risk in Smokers: A COPDGene Study Cohort Subgroup Analysis. Volume 12 of Issue 2. COPD 2014. PMID: 24983136


  101. Kern RM, Seethamraju H, Blanc PD, Sinha N, Loebe M, Golden J, Kukreja J, Scheinin S, Hays S, Kleinhenz ME, Leard L, Hoopes C, Singer JP. The feasibility of lung transplantation in HIV-seropositive patients. Volume 11 of Issue 6. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2014. PMID: 24964265


  102. Balmes JR, Cisternas M, Quinlan PJ, Trupin L, Lurmann FW, Katz PP, Blanc PD. Annual average ambient particulate matter exposure estimates, measured home particulate matter, and hair nicotine are associated with respiratory outcomes in adults with asthma. Volume 129. Environmental research 2014. PMID: 24528996


  103. Singer JP, Blanc PD, Dean YM, Hays S, Leard L, Kukreja J, Golden J, Katz PP. Development and validation of a lung transplant-specific disability questionnaire. Volume 69 of Issue 5. Thorax 2013. PMID: 24355825


  104. Vinnikov D, Blanc PD, Brimkulov N, Redding-Jones R. Five-year lung function observations and associations with a smoking ban among healthy miners at high altitude (4000 m). Volume 55 of Issue 12. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2013. PMID: 24270292


  105. Le Moual N, Carsin AE, Siroux V, Radon K, Norback D, Torén K, Olivieri M, Urrutia I, Cazzoletti L, Jacquemin B, Benke G, Kromhout H, Mirabelli MC, Mehta AJ, Schlünssen V, Sigsgaard T, Blanc PD, Kogevinas M, Antó JM, Zock JP. Occupational exposures and uncontrolled adult-onset asthma in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey II. Volume 43 of Issue 2. The European respiratory journal 2013. PMID: 23949964


  106. Omachi TA, Gregorich SE, Eisner MD, Penaloza RA, Tolstykh IV, Yelin EH, Iribarren C, Dudley RA, Blanc PD. Risk adjustment for health care financing in chronic disease: what are we missing by failing to account for disease severity? Volume 51 of Issue 8. Medical care 2013. PMID: 23703646


  107. Blanc PD. Illness in returned travelers. Volume 158 of Issue 12. Annals of internal medicine 2013. PMID: 23778919


  108. Fishwick D, Darby A, Hnizdo E, Barber C, Sumner J, Barraclough R, Bolton C, Burge S, Calverley P, Hopkinson N, Hoyle J, Lawson R, Niven R, Pickering T, Prowse K, Reid P, Warburton C, Blanc PD. COPD causation and workplace exposures: an assessment of agreement among expert clinical raters. Volume 10 of Issue 2. COPD 2013. PMID: 23547628


  109. Moitra S, Blanc PD, Sahu S. Adverse respiratory effects associated with cadmium exposure in small-scale jewellery workshops in India. Volume 68 of Issue 6. Thorax 2013. PMID: 23467606


  110. Roubinian N, Blanc PD, Chen H. Response. Volume 143 of Issue 3. Chest 2013. PMID: 23460178


  111. Kim JL, Blanc PD, Villani S, Olivieri M, Urrutia I, van Sprundel M, Storaas T, Le Moual N, Zock JP, Torén K. Predictors of respiratory sickness absence: an international population-based study. Volume 56 of Issue 5. American journal of industrial medicine 2013. PMID: 23450785


  112. Singer JP, Chen J, Blanc PD, Leard LE, Kukreja J, Chen H. A thematic analysis of quality of life in lung transplant: the existing evidence and implications for future directions. Volume 13 of Issue 4. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2013. PMID: 23432992


  113. Blanc PD, Quinlan PJ, Katz PP, Balmes JR, Trupin L, Cisternas MG, Wymer L, Vesper SJ. Higher environmental relative moldiness index values measured in homes of adults with asthma, rhinitis, or both conditions. Volume 122. Environmental research 2013. PMID: 23419817


  114. Gordon B, Moshe S, Blanc PD, Derazne E, Tzur D, Afek A, Shamiss A. The association between occupation and the incidence of knee disorders in young military recruits. Volume 178 of Issue 1. Military medicine 2013. PMID: 23356121


  115. Trupin L, Katz PP, Balmes JR, Chen H, Yelin EH, Omachi T, Blanc PD. Mediators of the socioeconomic gradient in outcomes of adult asthma and rhinitis. Volume 103 of Issue 2. American journal of public health 2012. PMID: 23237178


  116. Redlich CA, Blanc PD, Gulati M, Kuschner WG. Lung diseases associated with occupational and environmental exposures subsume a wide spectrum of conditions. Volume 33 of Issue 4. Clinics in chest medicine 2012. PMID: 23153617


  117. Dinicola G, Julian L, Gregorich SE, Blanc PD, Katz PP. The role of social support in anxiety for persons with COPD. Volume 74 of Issue 2. Journal of psychosomatic research 2012. PMID: 23332524


  118. Fireman E, Shai AB, Lerman Y, Topilsky M, Blanc PD, Maier L, Li L, Chandra S, Abraham JM, Fomin I, Aviram G, Abraham JL. Chest wall shrapnel-induced beryllium-sensitization and associated pulmonary disease. Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG 2012. PMID: 23461078


  119. Roubinian N, Elliott CG, Barnett CF, Blanc PD, Chen J, De Marco T, Chen H. Effects of commercial air travel on patients with pulmonary hypertension air travel and pulmonary hypertension. Volume 142 of Issue 4. Chest 2012. PMID: 22490871


  120. Omachi TA, Sarkar U, Yelin EH, Blanc PD, Katz PP. Lower health literacy is associated with poorer health status and outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Volume 28 of Issue 1. Journal of general internal medicine 2012. PMID: 22890622


  121. Kramer MR, Blanc PD, Fireman E, Amital A, Guber A, Rhahman NA, Shitrit D. Artificial stone silicosis [corrected]: disease resurgence among artificial stone workers. Volume 142 of Issue 2. Chest 2012. PMID: 22383661


  122. Darby AC, Waterhouse JC, Stevens V, Billings CG, Billings CG, Burton CM, Young C, Wight J, Blanc PD, Fishwick D. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among residents of an historically industrialised area. Volume 67 of Issue 10. Thorax 2012. PMID: 22744883


  123. Blanc PD, Chin C, Lynch KL. Multifocal inflammatory leukoencephalopathy associated with cocaine abuse: is levamisole responsible? Volume 50 of Issue 6. Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2012. PMID: 22702903


  124. Singer JP, Katz PP, Iribarren C, Omachi TA, Sanchez G, Yelin EH, Cisternas MG, Blanc PD. Both pulmonary and extra-pulmonary factors predict the development of disability in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Volume 85 of Issue 5. Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases 2012. PMID: 22688324


  125. Zutler M, Singer JP, Omachi TA, Eisner M, Iribarren C, Katz P, Blanc PD. Relationship of obesity with respiratory symptoms and decreased functional capacity in adults without established COPD. Volume 21 of Issue 2. Primary care respiratory journal : journal of the General Practice Airways Group 2012. PMID: 22453663


  126. Omachi TA, Blanc PD, Claman DM, Chen H, Yelin EH, Julian L, Katz PP. Disturbed sleep among COPD patients is longitudinally associated with mortality and adverse COPD outcomes. Volume 13 of Issue 5. Sleep medicine 2012. PMID: 22429651


  127. Varenika V, Blanc PD. A patient on RIPE therapy presenting with recurrent isoniazid-associated pleural effusions: a case report. Volume 5. Journal of medical case reports 2011. PMID: 22129471


  128. Singer JP, Chen H, Phelan T, Kukreja J, Golden JA, Blanc PD. Survival following lung transplantation for silicosis and other occupational lung diseases. Volume 62 of Issue 2. Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) 2011. PMID: 22071439


  129. Armenian P, Gerona RR, Blanc PD, Wu AH, Mookherjee S. 5-oxoprolinemia causing elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis in the setting of acetaminophen use. Volume 43 of Issue 1. The Journal of emergency medicine 2011. PMID: 21978879


  130. Blanc PD. Occupation and COPD: a brief review. Volume 49 of Issue 1. The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma 2011. PMID: 21895566


  131. Singer JP, Blanc PD, Hoopes C, Golden JA, Koff JL, Leard LE, Cheng S, Chen H. The impact of pretransplant mechanical ventilation on short- and long-term survival after lung transplantation. Volume 11 of Issue 10. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2011. PMID: 21831157


  132. Van Dyken SJ, Garcia D, Porter P, Huang X, Quinlan PJ, Blanc PD, Corry DB, Locksley RM. Fungal chitin from asthma-associated home environments induces eosinophilic lung infiltration. Volume 187 of Issue 5. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2011. PMID: 21824866


  133. Katz P, Chen H, Omachi TA, Gregorich SE, Julian L, Cisternas M, Balmes J, Blanc PD. The role of physical inactivity in increasing disability among older adults with obstructive airway disease. Volume 31 of Issue 3. Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention 2011. PMID: 21124233


  134. Zutler M, Quinlan PJ, Blanc PD. Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficient man presenting with lung function decline associated with dust exposure: a case report. Volume 5. Journal of medical case reports 2011. PMID: 21504560


  135. Omachi TA, Eisner MD, Rames A, Markovtsova L, Blanc PD. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 predicts pulmonary status declines in a1-antitrypsin deficiency. Volume 12. Respiratory research 2011. PMID: 21429222


  136. Singer J, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Sanchez G, Iribarren C, Eisner MD, Blanc PD. Respiratory and skeletal muscle strength in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: impact on exercise capacity and lower extremity function. Volume 31 of Issue 2. Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention 2011. PMID: 21240003


  137. Turnbull JH, Gebauer SL, Miller BL, Barbaro NM, Blanc PD, Schumacher MA. Cutaneous nerve transection for the management of intractable upper extremity pain caused by invasive squamous cell carcinoma. Volume 42 of Issue 1. Journal of pain and symptom management 2011. PMID: 21306862


  138. Chen H, De Marco T, Kobashigawa EA, Katz PP, Chang VW, Blanc PD. Comparison of cardiac and pulmonary-specific quality-of-life measures in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Volume 38 of Issue 3. The European respiratory journal 2011. PMID: 21273391


  139. Chen H, Cisternas MG, Katz PP, Omachi TA, Trupin L, Yelin EH, Balmes JR, Blanc PD. Evaluating quality of life in patients with asthma and rhinitis: English adaptation of the rhinasthma questionnaire. Volume 106 of Issue 2. Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2011. PMID: 21277512


  140. Eisner MD, Iribarren C, Blanc PD, Yelin EH, Ackerson L, Byl N, Omachi TA, Sidney S, Katz PP. Development of disability in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: beyond lung function. Volume 66 of Issue 2. Thorax 2010. PMID: 21047868


  141. Anderson I, Kim-Katz S, Dyer J, Blanc P. The Impact of Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) Legal Restrictions on Patterns of Use: Results from an International Survey. Drugs (Abingdon, England) 2010. PMID: 20953310


  142. Thakur N, Blanc PD, Julian LJ, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Sidney S, Iribarren C, Eisner MD. COPD and cognitive impairment: the role of hypoxemia and oxygen therapy. Volume 5. International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2010. PMID: 20856825


  143. Katz PP, Morris A, Julian L, Omachi T, Yelin EH, Eisner MD, Blanc PD. Onset of depressive symptoms among adults with asthma: results from a longitudinal observational cohort. Volume 19 of Issue 3. Primary care respiratory journal : journal of the General Practice Airways Group 2010. PMID: 20169291


  144. Gillen M, Cisternas MG, Yen IH, Swig L, Rugulies R, Frank J, Blanc PD. Functional recovery following musculoskeletal injury in hospital workers. Volume 60 of Issue 7. Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) 2010. PMID: 20682740


  145. Singer JP, Huang MY, Hui C, Blanc PD, Boettger RF, Golden J, Watkins K, Hoopes C, Leard LE. Supratherapeutic anticoagulation from low-molecular-weight heparin in lung transplant recipients. Volume 29 of Issue 9. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2010. PMID: 20627627


  146. Kim-Katz SY, Anderson IB, Kearney TE, MacDougall C, Hudmon KS, Blanc PD. Topical antacid therapy for capsaicin-induced dermal pain: a poison center telephone-directed study. Volume 28 of Issue 5. The American journal of emergency medicine 2010. PMID: 20579556


  147. Trupin L, Balmes JR, Chen H, Eisner MD, Hammond SK, Katz PP, Lurmann F, Quinlan PJ, Thorne PS, Yelin EH, Blanc PD. An integrated model of environmental factors in adult asthma lung function and disease severity: a cross-sectional study. Volume 9. Environmental health : a global access science source 2010. PMID: 20487557


  148. Katz PP, Gregorich S, Eisner M, Julian L, Chen H, Yelin E, Blanc PD. Disability in valued life activities among individuals with COPD and other respiratory conditions. Volume 30 of Issue 2. Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention 2010. PMID: 19952768


  149. Eisner MD, Blanc PD, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Sanchez G, Iribarren C, Omachi TA. Influence of anxiety on health outcomes in COPD. Volume 65 of Issue 3. Thorax 2010. PMID: 20335292


  150. Eisner MD, Omachi TA, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Iribarren C, Blanc PD. Measurement of COPD severity using a survey-based score: validation in a clinically and physiologically characterized cohort. Volume 137 of Issue 4. Chest 2009. PMID: 20040611


  151. Julian LJ, Gregorich SE, Earnest G, Eisner MD, Chen H, Blanc PD, Yelin EH, Katz PP. Screening for depression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Volume 6 of Issue 6. COPD 2009. PMID: 19938969


  152. Katz PP, Julian LJ, Omachi TA, Gregorich SE, Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Blanc PD. The impact of disability on depression among individuals with COPD. Volume 137 of Issue 4. Chest 2009. PMID: 19933374


  153. Eisner MD, Blanc PD, Omachi TA, Yelin EH, Sidney S, Katz PP, Ackerson LM, Sanchez G, Tolstykh I, Iribarren C. Socioeconomic status, race and COPD health outcomes. Volume 65 of Issue 1. Journal of epidemiology and community health 2009. PMID: 19854747


  154. Omachi TA, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Iribarren C, Knight SJ, Blanc PD, Eisner MD. The COPD Helplessness Index: a new tool to measure factors affecting patient self-management. Volume 137 of Issue 4. Chest 2009. PMID: 19837823


  155. Tarlo SM, Liss GM, Blanc PD. How to diagnose and treat work-related asthma: key messages for clinical practice from the American college of chest physicians consensus statement. Volume 119 of Issue 10. Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej 2009. PMID: 19847143


  156. Zock JP, Plana E, Antó JM, Benke G, Blanc PD, Carosso A, Dahlman-Höglund A, Heinrich J, Jarvis D, Kromhout H, Lillienberg L, Mirabelli MC, Norbäck D, Olivieri M, Ponzio M, Radon K, Soon A, van Sprundel M, Sunyer J, Svanes C, Torén K, Verlato G, Villani S, Kogevinas M. Domestic use of hypochlorite bleach, atopic sensitization, and respiratory symptoms in adults. Volume 124 of Issue 4. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2009. PMID: 19665775


  157. Omachi TA, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Gregorich SE, Iribarren C, Blanc PD, Eisner MD. Depression and health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Volume 122 of Issue 8. The American journal of medicine 2009. PMID: 19635280


  158. Eisner MD, Jacob P, Benowitz NL, Balmes J, Blanc PD. Longer term exposure to secondhand smoke and health outcomes in COPD: impact of urine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol. Volume 11 of Issue 8. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 2009. PMID: 19587064


  159. Blanc PD, Eisner MD, Earnest G, Trupin L, Balmes JR, Yelin EH, Gregorich SE, Katz PP. Further exploration of the links between occupational exposure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Volume 51 of Issue 7. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2009. PMID: 19528835


  160. Omachi TA, Claman DM, Blanc PD, Eisner MD. Obstructive sleep apnea: a risk factor for work disability. Volume 32 of Issue 6. Sleep 2009. PMID: 19544756


  161. Eisner MD, Iribarren C, Yelin EH, Sidney S, Katz PP, Sanchez G, Blanc PD. The impact of SHS exposure on health status and exacerbations among patients with COPD. Volume 4. International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2009. PMID: 19516915


  163. Torén K, Zock JP, Kogevinas M, Plana E, Sunyer J, Radon K, Jarvis D, Kromhout H, d'Errico A, Payo F, Antó JM, Blanc PD. An international prospective general population-based study of respiratory work disability. Volume 64 of Issue 4. Thorax 2009. PMID: 19158120


  164. Balmes JR, Earnest G, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Eisner MD, Chen H, Trupin L, Lurmann F, Blanc PD. Exposure to traffic: lung function and health status in adults with asthma. Volume 123 of Issue 3. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2009. PMID: 19152968


  165. Anderson IB, Kim-Katz SY, Dyer JE, Earnest GE, Lamb JP, Blanc PD. Area-level socioeconomic status in relation to outcomes in gamma-hydroxybutyrate intoxication. Volume 47 of Issue 1. Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2009. PMID: 18787999


  166. Omachi TA, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Blanc PD, Eisner MD. The COPD severity score: a dynamic prediction tool for health-care utilization. Volume 5 of Issue 6. COPD 2008. PMID: 19353347


  167. Blanc PD, Menezes AM, Plana E, Mannino DM, Hallal PC, Toren K, Eisner MD, Zock JP. Occupational exposures and COPD: an ecological analysis of international data. Volume 33 of Issue 2. The European respiratory journal 2008. PMID: 19010980


  168. Quinlan PJ, Earnest G, Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Balmes JR, Blanc PD. Performance of self-reported occupational exposure compared to a job-exposure matrix approach in asthma and chronic rhinitis. Volume 66 of Issue 3. Occupational and environmental medicine 2008. PMID: 18805880


  169. Eisner MD, Blanc PD, Yelin EH, Sidney S, Katz PP, Ackerson L, Lathon P, Tolstykh I, Omachi T, Byl N, Iribarren C. COPD as a systemic disease: impact on physical functional limitations. Volume 121 of Issue 9. The American journal of medicine 2008. PMID: 18724969


  170. Tarlo SM, Balmes J, Balkissoon R, Beach J, Beckett W, Bernstein D, Blanc PD, Brooks SM, Cowl CT, Daroowalla F, Harber P, Lemiere C, Liss GM, Pacheco KA, Redlich CA, Rowe B, Heitzer J. Diagnosis and management of work-related asthma: American College Of Chest Physicians Consensus Statement. Volume 134 of Issue 3 Suppl. Chest 2008. PMID: 18779187


  171. Katz P, Morris A, Gregorich S, Yazdany J, Eisner M, Yelin E, Blanc P. Valued life activity disability played a significant role in self-rated health among adults with chronic health conditions. Volume 62 of Issue 2. Journal of clinical epidemiology 2008. PMID: 18722089


  172. Blanc PD, Iribarren C, Trupin L, Earnest G, Katz PP, Balmes J, Sidney S, Eisner MD. Occupational exposures and the risk of COPD: dusty trades revisited. Volume 64 of Issue 1. Thorax 2008. PMID: 18678700


  173. Omachi TA, Iribarren C, Sarkar U, Tolstykh I, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Blanc PD, Eisner MD. Risk factors for death in adults with severe asthma. Volume 101 of Issue 2. Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2008. PMID: 18727467


  174. Kim SY, Barker JC, Anderson IB, Dyer JE, Earnest G, Blanc PD. Systematic assessment of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) effects during and after acute intoxication. Volume 17 of Issue 4. The American journal on addictions 2008. PMID: 18612887


  175. Janson SL, Earnest G, Wong KP, Blanc PD. Predictors of asthma medication nonadherence. Volume 37 of Issue 3. Heart & lung : the journal of critical care 2008. PMID: 18482633


  176. Eisner MD, Iribarren C, Yelin EH, Sidney S, Katz PP, Ackerson L, Lathon P, Tolstykh I, Omachi T, Byl N, Blanc PD. Pulmonary function and the risk of functional limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Volume 167 of Issue 9. American journal of epidemiology 2008. PMID: 18343879


  177. Chen H, Blanc PD, Hayden ML, Bleecker ER, Chawla A, Lee JH. Assessing productivity loss and activity impairment in severe or difficult-to-treat asthma. Volume 11 of Issue 2. Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 2008. PMID: 18380635


  178. Blanc PD, Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Earnest G, Balmes JR, Gregorich SE, Katz PP. Socioeconomic gradients in tiotropium use among adults with COPD. Volume 3 of Issue 3. International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2008. PMID: 18990978


  179. Blanc PD. Is giant cell interstitial pneumonitis synonymous with hard metal lung disease? Volume 176 of Issue 8. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2007. PMID: 17914126


  180. Erickson SE, Iribarren C, Tolstykh IV, Blanc PD, Eisner MD. Effect of race on asthma management and outcomes in a large, integrated managed care organization. Volume 167 of Issue 17. Archives of internal medicine 2007. PMID: 17893305


  181. Yen IH, Yelin E, Katz P, Eisner MD, Blanc PD. Impact of perceived neighborhood problems on change in asthma-related health outcomes between baseline and follow-up. Volume 14 of Issue 3. Health & place 2007. PMID: 17950654


  182. Kogevinas M, Zock JP, Jarvis D, Kromhout H, Lillienberg L, Plana E, Radon K, Torén K, Alliksoo A, Benke G, Blanc PD, Dahlman-Hoglund A, D'Errico A, Héry M, Kennedy S, Kunzli N, Leynaert B, Mirabelli MC, Muniozguren N, Norbäck D, Olivieri M, Payo F, Villani S, van Sprundel M, Urrutia I, Wieslander G, Sunyer J, Antó JM. Exposure to substances in the workplace and new-onset asthma: an international prospective population-based study (ECRHS-II). Volume 370 of Issue 9584. Lancet (London, England) 2007. PMID: 17662882


  183. Chen H, Gould MK, Blanc PD, Miller DP, Kamath TV, Lee JH, Sullivan SD. Asthma control, severity, and quality of life: quantifying the effect of uncontrolled disease. Volume 120 of Issue 2. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2007. PMID: 17561244


  184. Gillen M, Yen IH, Trupin L, Swig L, Rugulies R, Mullen K, Font A, Burian D, Ryan G, Janowitz I, Quinlan PA, Frank J, Blanc P. The association of socioeconomic status and psychosocial and physical workplace factors with musculoskeletal injury in hospital workers. Volume 50 of Issue 4. American journal of industrial medicine 2007. PMID: 17311255


  185. Dyer JE, Anderson I, Kim S, Blanc P, Barker J. Designing a gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) structured telephone-administered survey instrument. Volume 3 of Issue 1. Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology 2007. PMID: 18072152


  186. Blanc PD, Torén K. Occupation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic bronchitis: an update. Volume 11 of Issue 3. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2007. PMID: 17352088


  187. Mirabelli MC, Zock JP, Plana E, Antó JM, Benke G, Blanc PD, Dahlman-Höglund A, Jarvis DL, Kromhout H, Lillienberg L, Norbäck D, Olivieri M, Radon K, Sunyer J, Torén K, van Sprundel M, Villani S, Kogevinas M. Occupational risk factors for asthma among nurses and related healthcare professionals in an international study. Volume 64 of Issue 7. Occupational and environmental medicine 2007. PMID: 17332135


  188. Eisner MD, Blanc PD, Sidney S, Yelin EH, Lathon PV, Katz PP, Tolstykh I, Ackerson L, Iribarren C. Body composition and functional limitation in COPD. Volume 8. Respiratory research 2007. PMID: 17261190


  189. Kim SY, Anderson IB, Dyer JE, Barker JC, Blanc PD. High-risk behaviors and hospitalizations among gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) users. Volume 33 of Issue 3. The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse 2007. PMID: 17613970


  190. Blanc PD, Balmes JR. Epidemiology and costs of COPD. Volume 28 of Issue 6. The European respiratory journal 2006. PMID: 17138691


  191. Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Lactao G, Iribarren C, Blanc PD. Risk factors for work disability in severe adult asthma. Volume 119 of Issue 10. The American journal of medicine 2006. PMID: 17000221


  192. Archea C, Yen IH, Chen H, Eisner MD, Katz PP, Masharani U, Yelin EH, Earnest G, Blanc PD. Negative life events and quality of life in adults with asthma. Volume 62 of Issue 2. Thorax 2006. PMID: 16928721


  193. Miller MK, Lee JH, Blanc PD, Pasta DJ, Gujrathi S, Barron H, Wenzel SE, Weiss ST. TENOR risk score predicts healthcare in adults with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma. Volume 28 of Issue 6. The European respiratory journal 2006. PMID: 16870656


  194. Eisner MD, Balmes J, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Hammond SK, Benowitz N, Blanc PD. Directly measured secondhand smoke exposure and COPD health outcomes. Volume 6. BMC pulmonary medicine 2006. PMID: 16756671


  195. Chen H, Eisner MD, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Blanc PD. Measuring disease-specific quality of life in obstructive airway disease: validation of a modified version of the airways questionnaire 20. Volume 129 of Issue 6. Chest 2006. PMID: 16778287


  196. Yen IH, Yelin EH, Katz P, Eisner MD, Blanc PD. Perceived neighborhood problems and quality of life, physical functioning, and depressive symptoms among adults with asthma. Volume 96 of Issue 5. American journal of public health 2006. PMID: 16571704


  197. Yelin E, Katz P, Balmes J, Trupin L, Earnest G, Eisner M, Blanc P. Work life of persons with asthma, rhinitis, and COPD: a study using a national, population-based sample. Volume 1. Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) 2006. PMID: 16722563


  198. Blanc PD. Occupational and environmental "orphan" respiratory diseases. Volume 173 of Issue 3. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2006. PMID: 16436366


  199. Blanc PD, Yen IH, Chen H, Katz PP, Earnest G, Balmes JR, Trupin L, Friedling N, Yelin EH, Eisner MD. Area-level socio-economic status and health status among adults with asthma and rhinitis. Volume 27 of Issue 1. The European respiratory journal 2006. PMID: 16387940


  200. Anderson IB, Kim SY, Dyer JE, Burkhardt CB, Iknoian JC, Walsh MJ, Blanc PD. Trends in gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and related drug intoxication: 1999 to 2003. Volume 47 of Issue 2. Annals of emergency medicine 2005. PMID: 16431231


  201. Chen H, Katz PP, Shiboski S, Blanc PD. Evaluating change in health-related quality of life in adult rhinitis: responsiveness of the Rhinosinusitis Disability Index. Volume 3. Health and quality of life outcomes 2005. PMID: 16277662


  202. Janowitz IL, Gillen M, Ryan G, Rempel D, Trupin L, Swig L, Mullen K, Rugulies R, Blanc PD. Measuring the physical demands of work in hospital settings: design and implementation of an ergonomics assessment. Volume 37 of Issue 5. Applied ergonomics 2005. PMID: 16226213


  203. Katz PP, Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Trupin L, Earnest G, Balmes J, Blanc PD. Functioning and psychological status among individuals with COPD. Volume 14 of Issue 8. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 2005. PMID: 16155771


  204. Blanc PD, Eisner MD, Balmes JR, Trupin L, Yelin EH, Katz PP. Exposure to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes: assessment by a single survey item compared to a detailed exposure battery and a job exposure matrix. Volume 48 of Issue 2. American journal of industrial medicine 2005. PMID: 16032739


  205. Eisner MD, Trupin L, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Earnest G, Balmes J, Blanc PD. Development and validation of a survey-based COPD severity score. Volume 127 of Issue 6. Chest 2005. PMID: 15947299


  206. Eisner MD, Balmes J, Katz PP, Trupin L, Yelin EH, Blanc PD. Lifetime environmental tobacco smoke exposure and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Volume 4 of Issue 1. Environmental health : a global access science source 2005. PMID: 15890079


  207. Masharani U, Shiboski S, Eisner MD, Katz PP, Janson SL, Granger DA, Blanc PD. Impact of exogenous glucocorticoid use on salivary cortisol measurements among adults with asthma and rhinitis. Volume 30 of Issue 8. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2005. PMID: 15919580


  208. Blanc PD, Eisner MD, Katz PP, Yen IH, Archea C, Earnest G, Janson S, Masharani UB, Quinlan PJ, Hammond SK, Thorne PS, Balmes JR, Trupin L, Yelin EH. Impact of the home indoor environment on adult asthma and rhinitis. Volume 47 of Issue 4. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2005. PMID: 15824627


  209. Gordon DR, Ames GM, Yen IH, Gillen M, Aust B, Rugulies R, Frank JW, Blanc PD. Integrating qualitative research into occupational health: a case study among hospital workers. Volume 47 of Issue 4. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2005. PMID: 15824632


  210. Chen H, Katz PP, Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Blanc PD. Health-related quality of life in adult rhinitis: the role of perceived control of disease. Volume 114 of Issue 4. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2004. PMID: 15480325


  211. Blanc PD, Eisner MD, Trupin L, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Balmes JR. The association between occupational factors and adverse health outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Volume 61 of Issue 8. Occupational and environmental medicine 2004. PMID: 15258271


  212. Blanc PD. Why quality of life should matter to occupational health researchers. Volume 61 of Issue 7. Occupational and environmental medicine 2004. PMID: 15208371


  213. Rugulies R, Braff J, Frank JW, Aust B, Gillen M, Yen IH, Bhatia R, Ames G, Gordon DR, Janowitz I, Oman D, Jacobs BP, Blanc P. The psychosocial work environment and musculoskeletal disorders: design of a comprehensive interviewer-administered questionnaire. Volume 45 of Issue 5. American journal of industrial medicine 2004. PMID: 15095425


  214. Yelin E, Trupin L, Earnest G, Katz P, Eisner M, Blanc P. The impact of managed care on health care utilization among adults with asthma. Volume 41 of Issue 2. The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma 2004. PMID: 15115176


  215. Snyder L, Blanc PD, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Eisner MD. Leukotriene modifier use and asthma severity: how is a new medication being used by adults with asthma? Volume 164 of Issue 6. Archives of internal medicine 2004. PMID: 15037489


  216. Katz PP, Yelin EH, Eisner MD, Earnest G, Blanc PD. Performance of valued life activities reflected asthma-specific quality of life more than general physical function. Volume 57 of Issue 3. Journal of clinical epidemiology 2004. PMID: 15066686


  217. Eisner MD, Blanc PD. Gas stove use and respiratory health among adults with asthma in NHANES III. Volume 60 of Issue 10. Occupational and environmental medicine 2003. PMID: 14504364


  218. Vandenplas O, Toren K, Blanc PD. Health and socioeconomic impact of work-related asthma. Volume 22 of Issue 4. The European respiratory journal 2003. PMID: 14582924


  219. Trupin L, Earnest G, San Pedro M, Balmes JR, Eisner MD, Yelin E, Katz PP, Blanc PD. The occupational burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Volume 22 of Issue 3. The European respiratory journal 2003. PMID: 14516136


  220. Blanc PD, Burney P, Janson C, Torén K. The prevalence and predictors of respiratory-related work limitation and occupational disability in an international study. Volume 124 of Issue 3. Chest 2003. PMID: 12970050


  221. Cisternas MG, Blanc PD, Yen IH, Katz PP, Earnest G, Eisner MD, Shiboski S, Yelin EH. A comprehensive study of the direct and indirect costs of adult asthma. Volume 111 of Issue 6. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2003. PMID: 12789219


  222. Blanc PD, Trupin L, Earnest G, San Pedro M, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Eisner MD. Effects of physician-related factors on adult asthma care, health status, and quality of life. Volume 114 of Issue 7. The American journal of medicine 2003. PMID: 12753882


  223. Chan-Yeung M, Malo JL, Tarlo SM, Bernstein L, Gautrin D, Mapp C, Newman-Taylor A, Swanson MC, Perrault G, Jaques L, Blanc PD, Vandenplas O, Cartier A, Becklake MR. Proceedings of the first Jack Pepys Occupational Asthma Symposium. Volume 167 of Issue 3. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2003. PMID: 12554630


  224. Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Earnest G, Blanc PD. Exposure to indoor combustion and adult asthma outcomes: environmental tobacco smoke, gas stoves, and woodsmoke. Volume 57 of Issue 11. Thorax 2002. PMID: 12403881


  225. Eisner MD, Blanc PD. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure during travel among adults with asthma. Volume 122 of Issue 3. Chest 2002. PMID: 12226020


  226. Katz PP, Yelin EH, Eisner MD, Blanc PD. Perceived control of asthma and quality of life among adults with asthma. Volume 89 of Issue 3. Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2002. PMID: 12269644


  227. Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Trupin L, Blanc PD. The influence of chronic respiratory conditions on health status and work disability. Volume 92 of Issue 9. American journal of public health 2002. PMID: 12197984


  228. Patel MM, Tsutaoka BT, Banerji S, Blanc PD, Olson KR. ED utilization of computed tomography in a poisoned population. Volume 20 of Issue 3. The American journal of emergency medicine 2002. PMID: 11992342


  229. Yelin E, Trupin L, Cisternas M, Eisner M, Katz P, Blanc P. A national study of medical care expenditures for respiratory conditions. Volume 19 of Issue 3. The European respiratory journal 2002. PMID: 11936516


  230. Haller CA, Anderson IB, Kim SY, Blanc PD. An evaluation of selected herbal reference texts and comparison to published reports of adverse herbal events. Volume 21 of Issue 3. Adverse drug reactions and toxicological reviews 2002. PMID: 12298422


  231. Blanc PD, Trupin L, Earnest G, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Eisner MD. Alternative therapies among adults with a reported diagnosis of asthma or rhinosinusitis : data from a population-based survey. Volume 120 of Issue 5. Chest 2001. PMID: 11713120


  232. Eisner MD, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Hammond SK, Blanc PD. Measurement of environmental tobacco smoke exposure among adults with asthma. Volume 109 of Issue 8. Environmental health perspectives 2001. PMID: 11564616


  233. Blanc PD, Trupin L, Eisner M, Earnest G, Katz PP, Israel L, Yelin EH. The work impact of asthma and rhinitis: findings from a population-based survey. Volume 54 of Issue 6. Journal of clinical epidemiology 2001. PMID: 11377122


  234. Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Trupin L, Blanc PD. Asthma and smoking status in a population-based study of California adults. Volume 116 of Issue 2. Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) 2001. PMID: 11847300


  235. Eisner MD, Lieu TA, Chi F, Capra AM, Mendoza GR, Selby JV, Blanc PD. Beta agonists, inhaled steroids, and the risk of intensive care unit admission for asthma. Volume 17 of Issue 2. The European respiratory journal 2001. PMID: 11334125


  236. Katz PP, Eisner MD, Henke J, Shiboski S, Yelin EH, Blanc PD. Acknowledgement and corrections for flawed data. Volume 54 of Issue 1. Journal of clinical epidemiology 2001. PMID: 11246517


  237. Eisner MD, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Shiboski SC, Blanc PD. Risk factors for hospitalization among adults with asthma: the influence of sociodemographic factors and asthma severity. Volume 2 of Issue 1. Respiratory research 2000. PMID: 11686864


  238. Blanc PD, Redlich CA. Elevated liver enzymes in asymptomatic patients. The New England journal of medicine 2000. PMID: 10979806


  239. Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Shiboski SC, Henke J, Blanc PD. Predictors of cigarette smoking and smoking cessation among adults with asthma. Volume 90 of Issue 8. American journal of public health 2000. PMID: 10937016


  240. Blanc PD, Kuschner WG, Katz PP, Yelin EH. Reanalysis of Blanc PD et al, "Use of herbal products, coffee or black tea, and over-the-counter medications as self treatments among adults with asthma". Volume 106 of Issue 1 Pt 1. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2000. PMID: 10887326


  241. Torén K, Brisman J, Olin AC, Blanc PD. Asthma on the job: work-related factors in new-onset asthma and in exacerbations of pre-existing asthma. Volume 94 of Issue 6. Respiratory medicine 2000. PMID: 10921755


  242. Blanc PD, Ellbjär S, Janson C, Norbäck D, Norrman E, Plaschke P, Torén K. Asthma-related work disability in Sweden. The impact of workplace exposures. Volume 160 of Issue 6. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1999. PMID: 10588624


  243. Blanc PD, Toren K. How much adult asthma can be attributed to occupational factors? Volume 107 of Issue 6. The American journal of medicine 1999. PMID: 10625027


  244. Blanc PD. Husker days and fever nights: counting cases of organic dust toxic syndrome. Volume 116 of Issue 5. Chest 1999. PMID: 10559069


  245. Jonosono M, Fang KC, Keith FM, Turck CW, Blanc PD, Hall TS, Fukano AK, Rifkin CJ, Gold WM, Webb WR, Edinburgh KJ, Finkbeiner WE, Golden JA. Measurement of fibroblast proliferative activity in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in the analysis of obliterative bronchiolitis among lung transplant recipients. Volume 18 of Issue 10. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 1999. PMID: 10561108


  246. Katz PP, Eisner MD, Henke J, Shiboski S, Yelin EH, Blanc PD. The Marks Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire: further validation and examination of responsiveness to change. Volume 52 of Issue 7. Journal of clinical epidemiology 1999. PMID: 10391660


  247. Blanc PD. The legacy of war gas. Volume 106 of Issue 6. The American journal of medicine 1999. PMID: 10378628


  248. Blanc PD, Eisner MD, Israel L, Yelin EH. The association between occupation and asthma in general medical practice. Volume 115 of Issue 5. Chest 1999. PMID: 10334137


  249. Yelin E, Henke J, Katz PP, Eisner MD, Blanc PD. Work dynamics of adults with asthma. Volume 35 of Issue 5. American journal of industrial medicine 1999. PMID: 10212700


  250. Henke JA, Golden JA, Yelin EH, Keith FA, Blanc PD. Persistent increases of BAL neutrophils as a predictor of mortality following lung transplant. Volume 115 of Issue 2. Chest 1999. PMID: 10027439


  251. Eisner MD, Smith AK, Blanc PD. Bartenders' respiratory health after establishment of smoke-free bars and taverns. Volume 280 of Issue 22. JAMA 1998. PMID: 9851475


  252. Eisner MD, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Henke J, Smith S, Blanc PD. Assessment of asthma severity in adults with asthma treated by family practitioners, allergists, and pulmonologists. Volume 36 of Issue 11. Medical care 1998. PMID: 9821944


  253. Carmona L, Faucett J, Blanc PD, Yelin E. Predictors of rate of return to work after surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome. Volume 11 of Issue 4. Arthritis care and research : the official journal of the Arthritis Health Professions Association 1998. PMID: 9791329


  254. Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Henke J, Shiboski SC, Blanc PD. Environmental tobacco smoke and adult asthma. The impact of changing exposure status on health outcomes. Volume 158 of Issue 1. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1998. PMID: 9655725


  255. Kuschner WG, D'Alessandro A, Hambleton J, Blanc PD. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-8 release from U937 human mononuclear cells exposed to zinc oxide in vitro. Mechanistic implications for metal fume fever. Volume 40 of Issue 5. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 1998. PMID: 9604183


  256. Prudhomme JC, Shusterman DJ, Blanc PD. Acute-onset persistent olfactory deficit resulting from multiple overexposures to ammonia vapor at work. Volume 11 of Issue 1. The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice 1998. PMID: 9456450


  257. Blanc PD, Katz PP, Henke J, Smith S, Yelin EH. Pulmonary and allergy subspecialty care in adults with asthma. Treatment, use of services, and health outcomes. Volume 167 of Issue 6. The Western journal of medicine 1997. PMID: 9426478


  258. Blanc PD, Kuschner WG, Katz PP, Smith S, Yelin EH. Use of herbal products, coffee or black tea, and over-the-counter medications as self-treatments among adults with asthma. Volume 100 of Issue 6 Pt 1. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 1997. PMID: 9438488


  259. Kuschner WG, Wong H, D'Alessandro A, Quinlan P, Blanc PD. Human pulmonary responses to experimental inhalation of high concentration fine and ultrafine magnesium oxide particles. Volume 105 of Issue 11. Environmental health perspectives 1997. PMID: 9370520


  260. Kuschner WG, D'Alessandro A, Wong H, Blanc PD. Early pulmonary cytokine responses to zinc oxide fume inhalation. Volume 75 of Issue 1. Environmental research 1997. PMID: 9356189


  261. Kuschner WG, Hankinson TC, Wong HH, Blanc PD. Nonprescription bronchodilator medication use in asthma. Volume 112 of Issue 4. Chest 1997. PMID: 9377963


  262. Brazelton T, Blanc PD, Olson KR. Toxic effects of nefazodone. Volume 30 of Issue 4. Annals of emergency medicine 1997. PMID: 9326873


  263. Torén K, Blanc PD. The history of pulp and paper bleaching: respiratory-health effects. Volume 349 of Issue 9061. Lancet (London, England) 1997. PMID: 9142078


  264. Wintermeyer SF, Kuschner WG, Wong H, D'Alessandro A, Blanc PD. Pulmonary responses after wood chip mulch exposure. Volume 39 of Issue 4. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 1997. PMID: 9113600


  265. Chuwers P, Barnhart S, Blanc P, Brodkin CA, Cullen M, Kelly T, Keogh J, Omenn G, Williams J, Balmes JR. The protective effect of beta-carotene and retinol on ventilatory function in an asbestos-exposed cohort. Volume 155 of Issue 3. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1997. PMID: 9116988


  266. Mullen WH, Anderson IB, Kim SY, Blanc PD, Olson KR. Incorrect overdose management advice in the Physicians' Desk Reference. Volume 29 of Issue 2. Annals of emergency medicine 1997. PMID: 9018192


  267. Katz PP, Yelin EH, Smith S, Blanc PD. Perceived control of asthma: development and validation of a questionnaire. Volume 155 of Issue 2. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1997. PMID: 9032197


  268. Yoshida EM, McLean CA, Cheng ES, Blanc PD, Somberg KA, Ferrell LD, Lake JR. Chinese herbal medicine, fulminant hepatitis, and liver transplantation. The American journal of gastroenterology 1996. PMID: 8947012


  269. Kuschner WG, D'Alessandro A, Wong H, Blanc PD. Dose-dependent cigarette smoking-related inflammatory responses in healthy adults. Volume 9 of Issue 10. The European respiratory journal 1996. PMID: 8902455


  270. Kee ST, Gamsu G, Blanc P. Causes of pulmonary impairment in asbestos-exposed individuals with diffuse pleural thickening. Volume 154 of Issue 3 Pt 1. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1996. PMID: 8810620


  271. Blanc PD, Faucett J, Kennedy JJ, Cisternas M, Yelin E. Self-reported carpal tunnel syndrome: predictors of work disability from the National Health Interview Survey Occupational Health Supplement. Volume 30 of Issue 3. American journal of industrial medicine 1996. PMID: 8876807


  272. Koretz B, Long J, Blanc P. A woman with "atypical" atypical pneumonia. Volume 31 of Issue 7. Hospital practice (1995) 1996. PMID: 8682882


  273. Blanc PD. Occupation and asthma. Through a glass, darkly. Volume 110 of Issue 1. Chest 1996. PMID: 8681651


  274. Anderson IB, Mullen WH, Meeker JE. Pennyroyal toxicity: measurement of toxic metabolite levels in two cases and review of the literature. Volume 124 of Issue 8. Annals of internal medicine 1996. PMID: 8633832


  275. Blanc PD, Cisternas M, Smith S, Yelin EH. Asthma, employment status, and disability among adults treated by pulmonary and allergy specialists. Volume 109 of Issue 3. Chest 1996. PMID: 8617077


  276. Blanc PD, Cisternas M, Smith S, Yelin E. Occupational asthma in a community-based survey of adult asthma. Volume 109 of Issue 3 Suppl. Chest 1996. PMID: 8598157


  277. D'Alessandro A, Kuschner W, Wong H, Boushey HA, Blanc PD. Exaggerated responses to chlorine inhalation among persons with nonspecific airway hyperreactivity. Volume 109 of Issue 2. Chest 1996. PMID: 8620701


  279. Kuschner WG, D'Alessandro A, Wintermeyer SF, Wong H, Boushey HA, Blanc PD. Pulmonary responses to purified zinc oxide fume. Volume 43 of Issue 4. Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research 1995. PMID: 7552586


  280. Kearney TE, Olson KR, Bero LA, Heard SE, Blanc PD. Health care cost effects of public use of a regional poison control center. Volume 162 of Issue 6. The Western journal of medicine 1995. PMID: 7618308


  281. Blanc PD, Kearney TE, Olson KR. Underreporting of fatal cases to a regional poison control center. Volume 162 of Issue 6. The Western journal of medicine 1995. PMID: 7618309


  282. Liu D, Wong H, Quinlan P, Blanc PD. Welding helmet airborne fume concentrations compared to personal breathing zone sampling. Volume 56 of Issue 3. American Industrial Hygiene Association journal 1995. PMID: 7717272


  283. Balmes JR, Estacio PL, Quinlan P, Kelly T, Corkery K, Blanc P. Respiratory effects of occupational exposure to aerosolized pentamidine. Volume 37 of Issue 2. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 1995. PMID: 7655955


  284. Gamsu G, Salmon CJ, Warnock ML, Blanc PD. CT quantification of interstitial fibrosis in patients with asbestosis: a comparison of two methods. Volume 164 of Issue 1. AJR. American journal of roentgenology 1995. PMID: 7998570


  285. Blanc P. Linking surveillance to prevention. Volume 23 of Issue 1. Public health reviews 1995. PMID: 7761611


  286. Blanc PD, Katz P, Yelin E. Mortality risk among elderly workers. Volume 26 of Issue 4. American journal of industrial medicine 1994. PMID: 7810552


  287. Blanc PD. Chemical inhalation injury and its sequelae. Volume 160 of Issue 6. The Western journal of medicine 1994. PMID: 8053179


  288. Blanc PD, Galbo M, Balmes JR, Olson KR. Occupational factors in work-related inhalations: inferences for prevention strategy. Volume 25 of Issue 6. American journal of industrial medicine 1994. PMID: 8067356


  289. Olson KR, Kearney TE, Dyer JE, Benowitz NL, Blanc PD. Seizures associated with poisoning and drug overdose. Volume 12 of Issue 3. The American journal of emergency medicine 1994. PMID: 8179767


  290. Lipscomb J, Burgel B, McGill LW, Blanc P. Preventing occupational illness and injury: nurse practitioners as primary care providers. Volume 84 of Issue 4. American journal of public health 1994. PMID: 8154571


  291. Blanc PD, Nadel JA. Clearing the air: the links between occupational and environmental air pollution control. Volume 22 of Issue 3-4. Public health reviews 1994. PMID: 7708938


  292. Blanc PD, Saxena M, Olson KR. Drug detection and trauma cause--a case control study of fatal injuries. Volume 32 of Issue 2. Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology 1994. PMID: 8145353


  293. Price EA, D'Alessandro A, Kearney T, Olson KR, Blanc PD. Osmolar gap with minimal acidosis in combined methanol and methyl ethyl ketone ingestion. Volume 32 of Issue 1. Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology 1994. PMID: 8308953


  294. Olson KR, Kearney TE, Dyer JE, Benowitz NL, Blanc PD. Seizures associated with poisoning and drug overdose. The American journal of emergency medicine 1993. PMID: 8192750


  295. Blanc PD, Jones M, Besson C, Katz P, Yelin E. Work disability among adults with asthma. Volume 104 of Issue 5. Chest 1993. PMID: 8222790


  296. Blanc PD, Galbo M, Hiatt P, Olson KR, Balmes JR. Symptoms, lung function, and airway responsiveness following irritant inhalation. Volume 103 of Issue 6. Chest 1993. PMID: 8404087


  297. Das R, Blanc PD. Chlorine gas exposure and the lung: a review. Volume 9 of Issue 3. Toxicology and industrial health 1993. PMID: 8367885


  298. Blanc PD, Boushey HA, Wong H, Wintermeyer SF, Bernstein MS. Cytokines in metal fume fever. Volume 147 of Issue 1. The American review of respiratory disease 1993. PMID: 8420406


  299. Blanc PD, Jones MR, Olson KR. Surveillance of poisoning and drug overdose through hospital discharge coding, poison control center reporting, and the Drug Abuse Warning Network. Volume 11 of Issue 1. The American journal of emergency medicine 1993. PMID: 8447863


  300. Blanc PD, Becker CE. Occupational health planning in Israel: a U.S. perspective. Volume 28 of Issue 8-9. Israel journal of medical sciences 1992. PMID: 1428802


  301. Blanc PD, Golden JA. Unusual occupationally related disorders of the lung: case reports and a literature review. Volume 7 of Issue 3. Occupational medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1992. PMID: 1496426


  302. Campagna AC, Blanc PD, Criswell LA, Clarke D, Sack KE, Gold WM, Golden JA. Pulmonary manifestations of the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome associated with tryptophan ingestion. Volume 101 of Issue 5. Chest 1992. PMID: 1582284


  303. Nathan AR, Olson KR, Everson GW, Kearney TE, Blanc PD. Effects of a major earthquake on calls to regional poison control centers. Volume 156 of Issue 3. The Western journal of medicine 1992. PMID: 1595244


  304. Conrad DJ, Warnock M, Blanc P, Cowan M, Golden JA. Microgranulomatous aspergillosis after shoveling wood chips: report of a fatal outcome in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease. Volume 22 of Issue 3. American journal of industrial medicine 1992. PMID: 1519622


  305. Blanc P. Cigarette smoking, asbestos, and parenchymal opacities revisited. Volume 643. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1991. PMID: 1839704


  306. Kassler WJ, Blanc P, Greenblatt R. The use of medicinal herbs by human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. Volume 151 of Issue 11. Archives of internal medicine 1991. PMID: 1953234


  307. Blanc PD, Galbo M, Hiatt P, Olson KR. Morbidity following acute irritant inhalation in a population-based study. Volume 266 of Issue 5. JAMA 1991. PMID: 2072476


  308. Blanc P, Wong H, Bernstein MS, Boushey HA. An experimental human model of metal fume fever. Volume 114 of Issue 11. Annals of internal medicine 1991. PMID: 2024859


  309. Saxon RR, Klein JS, Bar MH, Blanc P, Gamsu G, Webb WR, Aronson FR. Pathogenesis of pulmonary edema during interleukin-2 therapy: correlation of chest radiographic and clinical findings in 54 patients. Volume 156 of Issue 2. AJR. American journal of roentgenology 1991. PMID: 1898799


  310. Chaffey MH, Klein JS, Gamsu G, Blanc P, Golden JA. Radiographic distribution of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with AIDS treated with prophylactic inhaled pentamidine. Volume 175 of Issue 3. Radiology 1990. PMID: 2343119


  311. Blanc PD, Maizlish N, Hiatt P, Olson KR, Rempel D. Occupational illness and poison control centers. Referral patterns and service needs. Volume 152 of Issue 2. The Western journal of medicine 1990. PMID: 2305574


  312. Blanc PD, Rempel D, Maizlish N, Hiatt P, Olson KR. Occupational illness: case detection by poison control surveillance. Volume 111 of Issue 3. Annals of internal medicine 1989. PMID: 2751181


  313. Blanc PD, Gamsu G. Cigarette smoking and pneumoconiosis: structuring the debate. Volume 16 of Issue 1. American journal of industrial medicine 1989. PMID: 2665481


  314. Blanc PD. Occupational health in the Negev: a model for regional planning. Volume 16 of Issue 4. American journal of industrial medicine 1989. PMID: 2610212


  315. Blanc PD, Gamsu G. The effect of cigarette smoking on the detection of small radiographic opacities in inorganic dust diseases. Volume 3 of Issue 4. Journal of thoracic imaging 1988. PMID: 3054137


  316. Blanc PD, Golden JA, Gamsu G, Aberle DR, Gold WM. Asbestos exposure-cigarette smoking interactions among shipyard workers. Volume 259 of Issue 3. JAMA 1988. PMID: 3336160


  317. Blanc P. Occupational asthma in a national disability survey. Volume 92 of Issue 4. Chest 1987. PMID: 2958247


  318. Blanc PD, Olson KR. Occupationally related illness reported to a regional poison control center. Volume 76 of Issue 11. American journal of public health 1986. PMID: 3766825


  319. Blanc PD, Trainor WD, Lim DT. Herbal tea asthma. British journal of industrial medicine 1986. PMID: 3947570