Balmes, John R.

A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Lim, S. S., Vos, T., Flaxman, A. D., Danaei, G., Shibuya, K., Adair-Rohani, H., AlMazroa, M. A., Amann, M., Anderson, H. R., Andrews, K. G., et al. (2012) · The Lancet

Cardiovascular Health and Risk FactorsGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

Cited by 11,805

Effects of a combination of beta carotene and vitamin A on lung cancer and cardiovascular disease

Omenn, G. S., Goodman, G. E., Thornquist, M. D., Balmes, J., Cullen, M. R., Glass, A., Keogh, J. P., Meyskens, F. L., Valanis, B., Williams, J. H., et al. (1996) · New England Journal of Medicine

Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressRetinoids in leukemia and cellular processes

Cited by 3,638

An Integrated Risk Function for Estimating the Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Exposure

Burnett, R. T., Pope, C. A., Ezzati, M., Olives, C., Lim, S. S., Mehta, S., Shin, H. H., Singh, G., Hubbell, B., Brauer, M., et al. (2014) · Environmental Health Perspectives

Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnergy and Environment Impacts

Cited by 1,901

Outdoor air pollution and asthma.

Guarnieri, M., & Balmes, J. R. (2014) · The Lancet

Air Quality and Health ImpactsAsthma and respiratory diseases

Cited by 1,889

Critical Review of Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke Exposure

Reid, C. E., Brauer, M., Johnston, F. H., Jerrett, M., Balmes, J. R., & Elliott, C. T. (2016) · Environmental Health Perspectives

Air Quality and Health ImpactsIndoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure

Cited by 1,396

Risk Factors for Lung Cancer and for Intervention Effects in CARET, the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial

Omenn, G. S., Goodman, G. E., Thornquist, M. D., Balmes, J., Cullen, M. R., Glass, A., Keogh, J. P., Meyskens, F. L., Valanis, B., Williams, J. H., et al. (1996) · JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Cited by 1,255

Respiratory risks from household air pollution in low and middle income countries

Gordon, S. B., Bruce, N. G., Grigg, J., Hibberd, P. L., Kurmi, O. P., Lam, K.-B. H., Mortimer, K., Asante, K. P., Balakrishnan, K., Balmes, J., et al. (2014) · The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Energy and Environment ImpactsAir Quality and Health Impacts

Cited by 953

American thoracic society statement: occupational contribution to the burden of airway disease

Balmes, J. R., Becklake, M. R., Blanc, P. D., Henneberger, P. K., Kreiss, K., Mapp, C. E., Milton, D. K., Schwartz, D. A., Torén, K., & Viegi, G. (2003) · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Occupational exposure and asthmaAsthma and respiratory diseases

Cited by 874

Millions Dead: How Do We Know and What Does It Mean? Methods Used in the Comparative Risk Assessment of Household Air Pollution

Smith, K. R., Bruce, N., Balakrishnan, K., Adair-Rohani, H., Balmes, J., Chafe, Z., Dherani, M., Hosgood, H. D., Mehta, S., Pope, D., et al. (2014) · Annual Review of Public Health

Energy and Environment ImpactsAir Quality and Health Impacts

Cited by 707

Social isolation: a predictor of mortality comparable to traditional clinical risk factors

Pantell, M., Rehkopf, D., Jutte, D., Syme, S. L., Balmes, J., & Adler, N. (2013) · American Journal of Public Health

Health disparities and outcomesDeath Anxiety and Social Exclusion

Cited by 696

Effect of reduction in household air pollution on childhood pneumonia in Guatemala (RESPIRE): a randomised controlled trial

Smith, K. R., McCracken, J. P., Weber, M. W., Hubbard, A., Jenny, A., Thompson, L. M., Balmes, J., Diaz, A., Arana, B., & Bruce, N. (2011) · The Lancet

Energy and Environment ImpactsPneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Cited by 560

A cleaner burning biomass-fuelled cookstove intervention to prevent pneumonia in children under 5 years old in rural Malawi (the Cooking and Pneumonia Study): a cluster randomised controlled trial

Mortimer, K., Ndamala, C. B., Naunje, A. W., Malava, J., Katundu, C., Weston, W., Havens, D., Pope, D., Bruce, N. G., Nyirenda, M., et al. (2017) · The Lancet

Energy and Environment ImpactsChild Nutrition and Water Access

Cited by 323

Excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among Californians 18–65 years of age, by occupational sector and occupation: March through November 2020

Chen, Y.-H., Glymour, M., Riley, A., Balmes, J., Duchowny, K., Harrison, R., Matthay, E., & Bibbins-Domingo, K. (2021) · PLOS ONE

COVID-19 epidemiological studiesHealthcare Systems and Challenges

Cited by 267

Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke in Children and Public Health Tools: A Narrative Review

Holm, S. M., Miller, M. D., & Balmes, J. R. (2021) · Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology

Air Quality and Health ImpactsIndoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure

Cited by 246

Differential respiratory health effects from the 2008 northern California wildfires: A spatiotemporal approach

Reid, C. E., Jerrett, M., Tager, I. B., Petersen, M. L., Mann, J. K., & Balmes, J. R. (2016) · Environmental Research

Air Quality and Health ImpactsIndoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure

Cited by 207

The Effect of Smoke Inhalation on Lung Function and Airway Responsiveness in Wildland Fire Fighters

Liu, D., Tager, I. B., Balmes, J. R., & Harrison, R. J. (1992) · American Review of Respiratory Disease

Occupational Health and PerformanceOccupational exposure and asthma

Cited by 122

Association of Wildfire Air Pollution and Health Care Use for Atopic Dermatitis and Itch

Fadadu, R. P., Grimes, B., Jewell, N. P., Vargo, J., Young, A. T., Abuabara, K., Balmes, J. R., & Wei, M. L. (2021) · JAMA Dermatology

Air Quality and Health ImpactsDermatology and Skin Diseases

Cited by 120

Long-term ozone exposure increases the risk of developing the acute respiratory distress syndrome

Ware, L. B., Zhao, Z., Koyama, T., May, A. K., Matthay, M. A., Lurmann, F. W., Balmes, J. R., & Calfee, C. S. (2016) · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Air Quality and Health ImpactsRespiratory Support and Mechanisms

Cited by 94

Air Pollution and Atopic Dermatitis, from Molecular Mechanisms to Population-Level Evidence: A Review

Fadadu, R. P., Abuabara, K., Balmes, J. R., Hanifin, J. M., & Wei, M. L. (2023) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Dermatology and Skin DiseasesAir Quality and Health Impacts

Cited by 71

Air pollution interventions and respiratory health: a systematic review.

Saleh, S., Shepherd, W., Jewell, C., Lam, N. L., Balmes, J., Bates, M. N., Lai, P. S., Ochieng, C. A., Chinouya, M., & Mortimer, K. (2020) · The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Energy and Environment ImpactsAir Quality and Health Impacts

Cited by 50

Acute Effects on Blood Pressure Following Controlled Exposure to Cookstove Air Pollution in the STOVES Study

Fedak, K. M., Good, N., Walker, E. S., Balmes, J., Brook, R. D., Clark, M. L., Cole‐Hunter, T., Devlin, R., L'Orange, C., Luckasen, G., et al. (2019) · Journal of the American Heart Association

Energy and Environment ImpactsAir Quality and Health Impacts

Cited by 49

Association between long-term exposure to particulate air pollution with SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19 deaths in California, U.S.A

English, P. B., Von Behren, J., Balmes, J. R., Boscardin, J., Carpenter, C., Goldberg, D. E., Horiuchi, S., Richardson, M., Solomon, G., Valle, J., et al. (2022) · Environmental Advances

Air Quality and Health ImpactsCOVID-19 impact on air quality

Cited by 23

Wildfires and Atopic Diseases: A Review

Ha, A., Balmes, J. R., & Wei, M. L. (2026) · Allergy

Air Quality and Health ImpactsAsthma and respiratory diseases

Cited by 0