Diagnosis and management of work-related asthma: American College of Chest Physicians Consensus Statement

…, J Beach, W Beckett, D Bernstein, PD Blanc… - Chest, 2008 - Elsevier
Background A previous American College of Chest Physicians Consensus Statement on
asthma in the workplace was published in 1995. The current Consensus Statement updates the …

[BOOK][B] Poisoning & drug overdose

KR Olson, IB Anderson, NL Benowitz, PD Blanc… - 2012 - ban1080.org.au
… Torsade de pointes is characterized by polymorphous ventricular tachycardia that
appears … ) or congenital disorders that may cause QT prolongation and torsade de pointes. …

Exposure to substances in the workplace and new-onset asthma: an international prospective population-based study (ECRHS-II)

…, G Benke, PD Blanc, A Dahlman-Hoglund, A d'Errico… - The Lancet, 2007 - thelancet.com
Background The role of exposure to substances in the workplace in new-onset asthma is not
well characterised in population-based studies. We therefore aimed to estimate the relative …

Bartenders' respiratory health after establishment of smoke-free bars and taverns

MD Eisner, AK Smith, PD Blanc - Jama, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
Context.—The association between environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and
respiratory symptoms has not been well established in adults.Objective.—To study the …

[HTML][HTML] Lifetime environmental tobacco smoke exposure and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

…, J Balmes, PP Katz, L Trupin, EH Yelin, PD Blanc - Environmental …, 2005 - Springer
Background Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), which contains potent
respiratory irritants, may lead to chronic airway inflammation and obstruction. Although ETS …

The occupational burden of nonmalignant respiratory diseases. An official American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society statement

PD Blanc, I Annesi-Maesano, JR Balmes… - American journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Workplace inhalational hazards remain common worldwide, even though they
are ameliorable. Previous American Thoracic Society documents have assessed the …

How much adult asthma can be attributed to occupational factors?

PD Blanc, K Toren - The American journal of medicine, 1999 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Many occupational factors can cause asthma or reactivate preexisting disease.
We carried out a critical review and synthesis of the available literature to estimate the …

[HTML][HTML] Asthma caused by occupational exposures is common–a systematic analysis of estimates of the population-attributable fraction

K Torén, PD Blanc - BMC pulmonary medicine, 2009 - Springer
Background The aim of this paper is to highlight emerging data on occupational attributable
risk in asthma. Despite well documented outbreaks of disease and the recognition of …

A comprehensive study of the direct and indirect costs of adult asthma

MG Cisternas, PD Blanc, IH Yen, PP Katz… - Journal of allergy and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Background: Asthma is a common and costly health condition, but most estimates of its
economic effect have relied on secondary sources with limited condition-specific detail. Objective…

Influence of anxiety on health outcomes in COPD

MD Eisner, PD Blanc, EH Yelin, PP Katz, G Sanchez… - Thorax, 2010 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Psychological functioning is an important determinant of health outcomes in
chronic lung disease. To better define the role of anxiety in chronic obstructive pulmonary …