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The early history of manganese and the recognition of its neurotoxicity, 1837–1936 by Blanc, Paul D.

“…•Manganese neurotoxicity reported in 1837 in manganese-based bleach manufacturing.•Renewed recognition only after 1900 with demand for manganese in alloy…”
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Colinet-Caplan Syndrome: History of an Outbreak of Autoimmune Disease in Scouring Powder Workers by Ronsmans, Steven, Blanc, Paul D

“…The first modern description linking rheumatoid arthritis to occupational dust exposure is generally attributed to the British physician Anthony Caplan. In…”
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Review of: Art and Occupation, A Collection of Articles Exploring Images of Work. Occupational Medicine 2008–2018. Mike McKiernan [Matador, Leicestershire UK, 2022, 239 pages] by Blanc, Paul D.

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The Occupational Burden of Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases. An Official American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society Statement by Blanc, Paul D, Annesi-Maesano, Isabella, Balmes, John R, Cummings, Kristin J, Fishwick, David, Miedinger, David, Murgia, Nicola, Naidoo, Rajen N, Reynolds, Carl J, Sigsgaard, Torben, Torén, Kjell, Vinnikov, Denis, Redlich, Carrie A

“…Workplace inhalational hazards remain common worldwide, even though they are ameliorable. Previous American Thoracic Society documents have assessed the…”
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Becoming disenthralled with our conventional understanding of occupational lung disease by Blanc, Paul D.

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Military deployment-related respiratory problems: an update by Garshick, Eric, Blanc, Paul D.

“…Military personnel deployed to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan were potentially exposed to high levels of fine particulate matter and other pollutants from…”
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Asthma caused by occupational exposures is common - a systematic analysis of estimates of the population-attributable fraction by Torén, Kjell, Blanc, Paul D

“…The aim of this paper is to highlight emerging data on occupational attributable risk in asthma. Despite well documented outbreaks of disease and the…”
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Military Service and COPD Risk by Trupin, Laura, Schmajuk, Gabriela, Ying, David, Yelin, Edward, Blanc, Paul D.

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What has been done will be done again by Blanc, Paul D.

“…See related Article See related Article See related Article…”
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Prevalence of Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis in Coal Mining Counties of the United States by Schmajuk, Gabriela, Trupin, Laura, Yelin, Edward, Blanc, Paul D.

“…Objective Exposure to inhaled mineral dust, in particular silica, is associated with increased odds of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other autoimmune diseases…”
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Military Deployment and Respiratory Symptoms: Some Answers, Many Questions by Garshick, Eric, Blanc, Paul D.

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Occupation and COPD: A Brief Review by Blanc, Paul D.

“…Background and aims. This review summarizes the scientific literature relevant to occupational risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…”
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Role of Delta-aminolevulinic Acid in the Symptoms of Acute Porphyria by Bissell, D. Montgomery, MD, Lai, Jennifer C., MD, Meister, Raymond K., MD, MPH, Blanc, Paul D., MD, MSPH

“…Abstract Background Attacks of neuropathic pain, usually abdominal, are characteristic of the acute porphyrias and accompanied by overproduction of…”
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Dusty trades and associated rheumatoid arthritis in a population-based study in the coal mining counties of Appalachia by Schmajuk, Gabriela, Trupin, Laura, Yelin, Edward H, Blanc, Paul D

“…We previously showed increased coal mining-associated risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Using additional survey data, we sought to delineate this risk…”
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Occupational Exposures in Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease by Blanc, Paul D., Balmes, John R., Redlich, Carrie

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Pneumoconiosis Redux. Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis and Silicosis Are Still a Problem by Blanc, Paul D, Seaton, Anthony

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Adverse respiratory effects associated with cadmium exposure in small-scale jewellery workshops in India by Moitra, Subhabrata, Blanc, Paul D, Sahu, Subhashis

“…Cadmium (Cd) is an important metal with both common occupational and environmental sources of exposure. Although it is likely to cause adverse respiratory…”
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Prospective Risk of Rheumatologic Disease Associated with Occupational Exposure in a Cohort of Male Construction Workers by Blanc, Paul D., MD, MSPH, Järvholm, Bengt, MD, PhD, Torén, Kjell, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Background The association between occupational exposure and autoimmune disease is well recognized for silica, and suspected for other inhalants. We…”
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Lower Health Literacy is Associated with Poorer Health Status and Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Omachi, Theodore A., Sarkar, Urmimala, Yelin, Edward H., Blanc, Paul D., Katz, Patricia P.

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Limited health literacy is associated with poor outcomes in many chronic diseases, but little is known about health literacy in chronic…”
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Fractional exhaled NO in a metalworking occupational cohort by Vinnikov, Denis, Tulekov, Zhangir, Blanc, Paul D.

“…Purpose Secondary metalworking carries exposure to relatively heavy levels of respirable particulate. We investigated the extent to which metalworking is…”
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