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Paul D. Blanc is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research is predominantly focused within the field of Medicine, with a specialization in several subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Infectious Diseases, and Occupational Therapy.

Their work encompasses a range of topics centered on occupational and environmental health issues, such as:

  • Occupational and environmental lung diseases
  • Occupational exposure and asthma
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Occupational Health and Performance
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes

Paul D. Blanc has contributed to a number of publications in notable journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • CHEST Journal
  • Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
  • American Journal of Industrial Medicine
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Frailty after lung transplantation is associated with impaired health-related quality of life and mortality, 2020, Thorax
  • Smoking, occupational exposures, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis among Swedish construction workers, 2021, American Journal of Industrial Medicine
  • Cumulative Occupational Exposures and Lung-Function Decline in Two Large General-Population Cohorts, 2020, Annals of the American Thoracic Society
  • Inorganic Dust Exposure During Military Service as a Predictor of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Autoimmune Conditions, 2021, ACR Open Rheumatology
  • Cycle Threshold to Test Positivity in COVID-19 for Return to Work Clearance in Health Care Workers, 2020, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Kjell Torén
  • Eric Garshick
  • Laura Trupin
  • Gabriela Schmajuk
  • Anna Korpak

Best Publications

  • American Thoracic Society Statement: Occupational contribution to the burden of airway disease.

    John Balmes;Margaret Becklake;Paul Blanc;Paul Henneberger

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

    Susan M. Tarlo;John Balmes;Ronald Balkissoon;Jeremy Beach

  • Bartenders' Respiratory Health After Establishment of Smoke-Free Bars and Taverns

    Mark D. Eisner;Alexander K. Smith;Paul D. Blanc

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

    Manolis Kogevinas;Jan-Paul Zock;Debbie Jarvis;H Kromhout

  • Dose-dependent cigarette smoking-related inflammatory responses in healthy adults.

    WG Kuschner;A D'Alessandro;H Wong;PD Blanc

  • The occupational burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    L Trupin;G Earnest;M San Pedro;J R Balmes

  • The Occupational Burden of Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases. An Official American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society Statement.

    Paul D. Blanc;Isabella Annesi-Maesano;John R. Balmes;Kristin J. Cummings

  • How much adult asthma can be attributed to occupational factors

    Paul D Blanc;Kjell Toren

  • Lifetime environmental tobacco smoke exposure and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Mark D Eisner;John R. Balmes;Patricia P Katz;Laura Trupin

  • A Comprehensive Study of the Direct and Indirect Costs of Adult Asthma

    Miriam G. Cisternas;Paul D. Blanc;Irene H. Yen;Patricia P. Katz

  • Asthma caused by occupational exposures is common - a systematic analysis of estimates of the population-attributable fraction.

    Kjell Torén;Paul D Blanc

  • Pennyroyal Toxicity: Measurement of Toxic Metabolite Levels in Two Cases and Review of the Literature

    Ilene B. Anderson;Walter H. Mullen;James E. Meeker;Siamak C. Khojasteh-Bakht

  • Influence of anxiety on health outcomes in COPD

    Mark D Eisner;Paul D Blanc;Edward H Yelin;Patricia P Katz

  • Occupational exposures and the risk of COPD: dusty trades revisited

    Paul D. Blanc;Carlos Iribarren;Laura Trupin;Gillian Earnest

  • Health and socioeconomic impact of work-related asthma.

    Olivier Vandenplas;K Toren;P D Blanc

  • Socioeconomic status, race and COPD health outcomes

    Mark D Eisner;Paul D Blanc;Theodore A Omachi;Edward H Yelin

  • Asthma control, severity, and quality of life: Quantifying the effect of uncontrolled disease

    Hubert Chen;Hubert Chen;Michael K. Gould;Paul D. Blanc;Dave P. Miller

  • Incidence of and Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Recipients in the United States.

    Giorgia L. Garrett;Paul D. Blanc;John Boscardin;Amanda Abramson Lloyd

  • The work impact of asthma and rhinitis: findings from a population-based survey.

    Paul D Blanc;Laura Trupin;Mark Eisner;Gillian Earnest

  • Lifetime environmental tobacco smoke exposure and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2005;4:7. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-4-7 2005;12:4(1):7.

    M.D. Eisner;J. Balmes;P.P. Katz;L. Trupin

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia P. Katz
Patricia P. Katz University of California, San Francisco
Edward H. Yelin
Edward H. Yelin University of California, San Francisco
John R. Balmes
John R. Balmes University of California, Berkeley
Carlos Iribarren
Carlos Iribarren Kaiser Permanente
Jeffrey A. Golden
Jeffrey A. Golden Brigham and Women's Hospital
Irene H. Yen
Irene H. Yen University of California, Merced
Josep M. Antó
Josep M. Antó Pompeu Fabra University
Hans Kromhout
Hans Kromhout Utrecht University
Deborah Jarvis
Deborah Jarvis Imperial College London

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