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The use of anthrax as a biologic weapon in 2001 and concern about the health effects of exposure to particles and gases at the World Trade Center site (discussed by Prezant et al.¹ elsewhere in this issue) have raised awareness of personal respiratory-protection devices — colloquially referred to as "dust masks" or "gas masks." For decades, many people have used respirators on the job or around the home. Federal regulations mandate the use of respirators in a variety of occupational settings if the levels of toxins in the air cannot be effectively controlled. Clinicians need to be aware of their . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Types of Respiratory Protection

Selection and Use of Respirators

Physiological Effects of Respirators

Determining Whether a Person Can Use a Respirator Safely

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From the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, and the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics and the Division of Pulmonary Science and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center — both in Denver.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Newman at the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson St., Denver, CO 80206, or at deohs@njc.org.

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Hodous T. K., Martyny J., Glazer C., Newman L. S.
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