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Disability in Valued Life Activities Among Individuals With COPD and Other Respiratory Conditions.

Katz PP, Gregorich S, Eisner M, Julian L, Chen H, Yelin E, Blanc PD.

J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2009 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19952768 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Screening for depression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Julian LJ, Gregorich SE, Earnest G, Eisner MD, Chen H, Blanc PD, Yelin EH, Katz PP.

COPD. 2009 Dec;6(6):452-8.PMID: 19938969 [PubMed - in process]

The impact of disability on depression among individuals with COPD.

Katz P, Julian L, Omachi TA, Gregorich SE, Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Blanc PD.

Chest. 2009 Nov 20. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19933374 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Socioeconomic status, race, and COPD health outcomes.

Eisner MD, Blanc PD, Omachi TA, Yelin EH, Sidney S, Katz PP, Ackerson LM, Sanchez G, Tolstykh I, Iribarren C.

J Epidemiol Community Health. 2009 Oct 23. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19854747 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

How to diagnose and treat work-related asthma: key messages for clinical practice from the American College of Chest Physicians Consensus Statement.

Tarlo SM, Liss GM, Blanc PD.

Pol Arch Med Wewn. 2009 Oct;119(10):660-6.PMID: 19847143 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

The COPD Helplessness Index: A new tool to measure factors affecting patient self-management.

Omachi TA, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Iribarren C, Knight SJ, Blanc PD, Eisner MD.

Chest. 2009 Oct 16. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19837823 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Domestic use of hypochlorite bleach, atopic sensitization, and respiratory symptoms in adults.

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.

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Oct;124(4):731-8.e1. Epub 2009 Aug 8.PMID: 19665775 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Depression and health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Omachi TA, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Gregorich SE, Iribarren C, Blanc PD, Eisner MD.

Am J Med. 2009 Aug;122(8):778.e9-15.PMID: 19635280 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Longer term exposure to secondhand smoke and health outcomes in COPD: impact of urine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol.

Eisner MD, Jacob P 3rd, Benowitz NL, Balmes J, Blanc PD.

Nicotine Tob Res. 2009 Aug;11(8):945-53. Epub 2009 Jul 8.PMID: 19587064 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Obstructive sleep apnea: a risk factor for work disability.

Omachi TA, Claman DM, Blanc PD, Eisner MD.

Sleep. 2009 Jun 1;32(6):791-8.PMID: 19544756 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Further exploration of the links between occupational exposure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Blanc PD, Eisner MD, Earnest G, Trupin L, Balmes JR, Yelin EH, Gregorich SE, Katz PP.

J Occup Environ Med. 2009 Jul;51(7):804-10.PMID: 19528835 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The impact of SHS exposure on health status and exacerbations among patients with COPD.

Eisner MD, Iribarren C, Yelin EH, Sidney S, Katz PP, Sanchez G, Blanc PD.

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2009;4(1):169-76. Epub 2009 May 7.PMID: 19516915 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

The COPD severity score: a dynamic prediction tool for health-care utilization.

Omachi TA, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Blanc PD, Eisner MD.

COPD. 2008 Dec;5(6):339-46.PMID: 19353347 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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

Torén K, Blanc PD.

BMC Pulm Med. 2009 Jan 29;9:7. Review.PMID: 19178702 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

An international prospective general population-based study of respiratory work disability.

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.

Thorax. 2009 Apr;64(4):339-44. Epub 2009 Jan 21.PMID: 19158120 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Exposure to traffic: lung function and health status in adults with asthma.

Balmes JR, Earnest G, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Eisner MD, Chen H, Trupin L, Lurmann F, Blanc PD.

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Mar;123(3):626-31. Epub 2009 Jan 18.PMID: 19152968 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Occupational exposures and COPD: an ecological analysis of international data.

Blanc PD, Menezes AM, Plana E, Mannino DM, Hallal PC, Toren K, Eisner MD, Zock JP.

Eur Respir J. 2009 Feb;33(2):298-304. Epub 2008 Nov 14.PMID: 19010980 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Socioeconomic gradients in tiotropium use among adults with COPD.

Blanc PD, Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Earnest G, Balmes JR, Gregorich SE, Katz PP.

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2008;3(3):483-90.PMID: 18990978 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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

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.

Chest. 2008 Sep;134(3 Suppl):1S-41S. Review. Erratum in: Chest. 2008 Oct;134(4):892. PMID: 18779187 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Performance of self-reported occupational exposure compared to a job-exposure matrix approach in asthma and chronic rhinitis.

Quinlan PJ, Earnest G, Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Balmes JR, Blanc PD.

Occup Environ Med. 2009 Mar;66(3):154-60. Epub 2008 Sep 19.PMID: 18805880 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Area-level socioeconomic status in relation to outcomes in gamma-hydroxybutyrate intoxication.

Anderson IB, Kim-Katz SY, Dyer JE, Earnest GE, Lamb JP, Blanc PD.

Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2009 Jan;47(1):48-57.PMID: 18787999 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk factors for death in adults with severe asthma.

Omachi TA, Iribarren C, Sarkar U, Tolstykh I, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Blanc PD, Eisner MD.

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2008 Aug;101(2):130-6.PMID: 18727467 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

COPD as a systemic disease: impact on physical functional limitations.

Eisner MD, Blanc PD, Yelin EH, Sidney S, Katz PP, Ackerson L, Lathon P, Tolstykh I, Omachi T, Byl N, Iribarren C.

Am J Med. 2008 Sep;121(9):789-96.PMID: 18724969 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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

Blanc PD, Iribarren C, Trupin L, Earnest G, Katz PP, Balmes J, Sidney S, Eisner MD.

Thorax. 2009 Jan;64(1):6-12. Epub 2008 Aug 4.PMID: 18678700 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Systematic assessment of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) effects during and after acute intoxication.

Kim SY, Barker JC, Anderson IB, Dyer JE, Earnest G, Blanc PD.

Am J Addict. 2008 Jul-Aug;17(4):312-8.PMID: 18612887 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Predictors of asthma medication nonadherence.

Janson SL, Earnest G, Wong KP, Blanc PD.

Heart Lung. 2008 May-Jun;37(3):211-8.PMID: 18482633 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Assessing productivity loss and activity impairment in severe or difficult-to-treat asthma.

Chen H, Blanc PD, Hayden ML, Bleecker ER, Chawla A, Lee JH; TENOR Study Group.

Value Health. 2008 Mar-Apr;11(2):231-9.PMID: 18380635 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pulmonary function and the risk of functional limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Eisner MD, Iribarren C, Yelin EH, Sidney S, Katz PP, Ackerson L, Lathon P, Tolstykh I, Omachi T, Byl N, Blanc PD.

Am J Epidemiol. 2008 May 1;167(9):1090-101. Epub 2008 Mar 14.PMID: 18343879 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impact of perceived neighborhood problems on change in asthma-related health outcomes between baseline and follow-up.

Yen IH, Yelin E, Katz P, Eisner MD, Blanc PD.

Health Place. 2008 Sep;14(3):468-77. Epub 2007 Sep 21.PMID: 17950654 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Is giant cell interstitial pneumonitis synonymous with hard metal lung disease?

Blanc PD.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Oct 15;176(8):834; author reply 834-5. No abstract available. PMID: 17914126 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of race on asthma management and outcomes in a large, integrated managed care organization.

Erickson SE, Iribarren C, Tolstykh IV, Blanc PD, Eisner MD.

Arch Intern Med. 2007 Sep 24;167(17):1846-52.PMID: 17893305 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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

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.

Lancet. 2007 Jul 28;370(9584):336-41.PMID: 17662882 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High-risk behaviors and hospitalizations among gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) users.

Kim SY, Anderson IB, Dyer JE, Barker JC, Blanc PD.

Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2007;33(3):429-38.PMID: 17613970 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Asthma control, severity, and quality of life: quantifying the effect of uncontrolled disease.

Chen H, Gould MK, Blanc PD, Miller DP, Kamath TV, Lee JH, Sullivan SD; for the TENOR Study Group.

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Aug;120(2):396-402. Epub 2007 Jun 11.PMID: 17561244 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Occupation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic bronchitis: an update.

Blanc PD, Torén K.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2007 Mar;11(3):251-7. Review.PMID: 17352088 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Occupational risk factors for asthma among nurses and related healthcare professionals in an international study.

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.

Occup Environ Med. 2007 Jul;64(7):474-9. Epub 2007 Mar 1.PMID: 17332135 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Body composition and functional limitation in COPD.

Eisner MD, Blanc PD, Sidney S, Yelin EH, Lathon PV, Katz PP, Tolstykh I, Ackerson L, Iribarren C.

Respir Res. 2007 Jan 29;8:7.PMID: 17261190 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Epidemiology and costs of COPD.

Blanc PD, Balmes JR.

Eur Respir J. 2006 Dec;28(6):1290. No abstract available. PMID: 17138691 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Risk factors for work disability in severe adult asthma.

Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Lactao G, Iribarren C, Blanc PD.

Am J Med. 2006 Oct;119(10):884-91.PMID: 17000221 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Negative life events and quality of life in adults with asthma.

Archea C, Yen IH, Chen H, Eisner MD, Katz PP, Masharani U, Yelin EH, Earnest G, Blanc PD.

Thorax. 2007 Feb;62(2):139-46. Epub 2006 Aug 23.PMID: 16928721 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

TENOR risk score predicts healthcare in adults with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma.

Miller MK, Lee JH, Blanc PD, Pasta DJ, Gujrathi S, Barron H, Wenzel SE, Weiss ST; TENOR Study Group.

Eur Respir J. 2006 Dec;28(6):1145-55. Epub 2006 Jul 26.PMID: 16870656 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Measuring disease-specific quality of life in obstructive airway disease: validation of a modified version of the airways questionnaire 20.

Chen H, Eisner MD, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Blanc PD.

Chest. 2006 Jun;129(6):1644-52.PMID: 16778287 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Directly measured secondhand smoke exposure and COPD health outcomes.

Eisner MD, Balmes J, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Hammond SK, Benowitz N, Blanc PD.

BMC Pulm Med. 2006 Jun 6;6:12.PMID: 16756671 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Perceived neighborhood problems and quality of life, physical functioning, and depressive symptoms among adults with asthma.

Yen IH, Yelin EH, Katz P, Eisner MD, Blanc PD.

Am J Public Health. 2006 May;96(5):873-9. Epub 2006 Mar 29.PMID: 16571704 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Occupational and environmental "orphan" respiratory diseases.

Blanc PD.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Feb 1;173(3):253-4. No abstract available. PMID: 16436366 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Trends in gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and related drug intoxication: 1999 to 2003.

Anderson IB, Kim SY, Dyer JE, Burkhardt CB, Iknoian JC, Walsh MJ, Blanc PD.

Ann Emerg Med. 2006 Feb;47(2):177-83. Epub 2005 Dec 28.PMID: 16431231 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Area-level socio-economic status and health status among adults with asthma and rhinitis.

Blanc PD, Yen IH, Chen H, Katz PP, Earnest G, Balmes JR, Trupin L, Friedling N, Yelin EH, Eisner MD.

Eur Respir J. 2006 Jan;27(1):85-94.PMID: 16387940 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Evaluating change in health-related quality of life in adult rhinitis: responsiveness of the Rhinosinusitis Disability Index.

Chen H, Katz PP, Shiboski S, Blanc PD.

Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2005 Nov 8;3:68.PMID: 16277662 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Measuring the physical demands of work in hospital settings: design and implementation of an ergonomics assessment.

Janowitz IL, Gillen M, Ryan G, Rempel D, Trupin L, Swig L, Mullen K, Rugulies R, Blanc PD.

Appl Ergon. 2006 Sep;37(5):641-58. Epub 2005 Oct 13.PMID: 16226213 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Functioning and psychological status among individuals with COPD.

Katz PP, Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Trupin L, Earnest G, Balmes J, Blanc PD.

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