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J R Balmes

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1 The occupational burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Eur Respir J 2003 2.59
2 Ozone-induced airway inflammation in human subjects as determined by airway lavage and biopsy. Am Rev Respir Dis 1993 1.81
3 The association between occupational factors and adverse health outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Occup Environ Med 2004 1.47
4 Methacholine responsiveness is not associated with O3-induced decreases in FEV1. Chest 1995 1.46
5 Greater ozone-induced inflammatory responses in subjects with asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1996 1.26
6 Area-level socio-economic status and health status among adults with asthma and rhinitis. Eur Respir J 2006 1.22
7 Occupational asthma: a review. Environ Health Perspect 2000 1.13
8 Ozone-induced inflammation is attenuated with multiday exposure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1998 1.12
9 Effect of serial-day exposure to nitrogen dioxide on airway and blood leukocytes and lymphocyte subsets. Eur Respir J 2000 1.04
10 The protective effect of beta-carotene and retinol on ventilatory function in an asbestos-exposed cohort. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1997 1.00
11 Lipoid pneumonia caused by oil mist exposure from a steel rolling tandem mill. Am J Ind Med 1981 0.97
12 Performance of self-reported occupational exposure compared to a job-exposure matrix approach in asthma and chronic rhinitis. Occup Environ Med 2008 0.97
13 Effects of antioxidant enzyme polymorphisms on ozone-induced lung function changes. Eur Respir J 2007 0.96
14 Chronic beryllium disease in a precious metal refinery. Clinical epidemiologic and immunologic evidence for continuing risk from exposure to low level beryllium fume. Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 0.95
15 Persistent respiratory health effects after a metam sodium pesticide spill. Chest 1994 0.93
16 The effects of sequential exposure to acidic fog and ozone on pulmonary function in exercising subjects. Am Rev Respir Dis 1991 0.92
17 Respiratory effects of hard-metal dust exposure. Occup Med 1987 0.89
18 Subjects with seasonal allergic rhinitis and nonrhinitic subjects react differentially to nasal provocation with chlorine gas. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1998 0.88
19 Pulmonary effects of firefighting. Occup Med 1997 0.87
20 Atopy and airways reactivity in animal health technicians. A pilot study. J Occup Med 1992 0.86
21 Effects of nitric acid gas alone or in combination with ozone on healthy volunteers. Am Rev Respir Dis 1993 0.85
22 The effect of smoke inhalation on lung function and airway responsiveness in wildland fire fighters. Am Rev Respir Dis 1992 0.85
23 Effects of ozone on normal and potentially sensitive human subjects. Part III: Mediators of inflammation in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from nonsmokers, smokers, and asthmatic subjects exposed to ozone: a collaborative study. Res Rep Health Eff Inst 1997 0.84
24 Symptoms, lung function, and airway responsiveness following irritant inhalation. Chest 1993 0.84
25 Lack of bronchoconstrictor response to sulfuric acid aerosols and fogs. Am Rev Respir Dis 1991 0.84
26 Effects of azithromycin on ozone-induced airway neutrophilia and cytokine release. Eur Respir J 2000 0.82
27 Antioxidant intake, GSTM1 polymorphism and pulmonary function in healthy young adults. Eur Respir J 2006 0.81
28 Government laboratory worker with lung cancer: comparing risks from beryllium, asbestos, and tobacco smoke. Environ Health Perspect 2000 0.80
29 Exercise testing in occupational lung diseases. Clin Chest Med 1984 0.79
30 Computed tomography of asbestos-related pulmonary parenchymal and pleural diseases. Clin Chest Med 1991 0.79
31 Evaluation of a proposed NIOSH surveillance. Case definition for occupational asthma. Chest 1990 0.78
32 Occupational factors in work-related inhalations: inferences for prevention strategy. Am J Ind Med 1994 0.78
33 Acid fog-induced bronchoconstriction. The role of hydroxymethanesulfonic acid. Am Rev Respir Dis 1990 0.77
34 Contribution of secretory leukocyte proteinase inhibitor to the antiprotease defense system of the peripheral lung: effect of ozone-induced acute inflammation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1995 0.76
35 A comparison of two methods for determining nasal irritant sensitivity. Am J Rhinol 1998 0.76
36 Asthma and air pollution. West J Med 1995 0.75
37 Epidemiology and costs of COPD. Eur Respir J 2006 0.75
38 To B-read or not to B-read. J Occup Med 1992 0.75
39 Occupational asthma. West J Med 1992 0.75
40 Airway inflammation and occupational asthma. Clin Chest Med 1988 0.75
41 Thoracic CT scanning in asbestos workers with lung cancer. Conn Med 1982 0.75
42 Respiratory effects of cotton dust exposure in the cotton garnetting industry. Am J Ind Med 1987 0.75
43 Lung cancer: a persistent challenge. Geriatrics 1982 0.75
44 Prospective study of respiratory effects of formaldehyde among healthy and asthmatic medical students. Am J Ind Med 1989 0.75
45 Hypokalemia induced by inhaled bronchodilators. Chest 1988 0.75