Biomedical subjects

J R Balmes

Publications and source records attributed to J R Balmes.

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Respiratory effects of hard-metal dust exposure.

Workers exposed to hard-metal dust are at risk of developing interstitial pulmonary fibrosis. Focusing on the lung parenchymal disorders that result, the author thoroughly reviews the background of the problem, animal studies and recent environmental data related to "hard-metal disease," the clinical presentation, and finally its etiology.

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Pulmonary effects of firefighting.

The authors examine the acute and chronic effects of exposure to smoke among firefighters and look at mortality studies for the risk of death due to nonmalignant respiratory disease and lung cancer.

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