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World Trade Center Response

Responders & Workers Articles by Year/Author:

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The following is a list of the reports published about responders and workers. Links to the abstracts are provided when available; however, viewing the full text of some reports may require a subscription to the publishing journal.

2008

Enduring Mental Health Morbidity and Social Function Impairment in World Trade Center Rescue, Recovery and Cleanup Workers: The Psychological Dimension of an Environmental Health Disaster
Stellman JM, Smith RP, Katz CL, Sharma V, Charney DS, Herbert R, Moline J, Luft BJ, Markowitz S, Udasin I, Harrison D, Baron S, Landrigan PJ, Levin SM, Southwick S [2008]. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2008 May 20; Epub ahead of print
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2008/11164/abstract.html

Ayurvedic herbal supplements as an antidote to 9/11 toxicity.
Dahl JJ, Falk K [2008]. Ayurvedic herbal supplements as an antidote to 9/11 toxicity. Altern Ther Health Med 2008 Jan-Feb; 14(1): 24-28
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18251318?ordinalpos=11&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.
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Disaster mental health workers responding to ground zero: One year later.
Daly ES, Gulliver SB, Zimering RT, Knight J, Kamholz BW, Morissette SB [2008]. Disaster mental health workers responding to ground zero: One year later. J Trauma Stress. 2008 Apr; 21(2): 227-39
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18404624?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.
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Occupational toxicant inhalation injury: the World Trade Center (WTC) experience.
de la Hoz RE, Shohet MR, Chasan R, Bienenfeld LA, Afilaka AA, Levin SM, Herbert R [2008]. Occupational toxicant inhalation injury: the World Trade Center (WTC) experience. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2008 Feb; 81(4) 479-485
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17786467?ordinalpos=7&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.
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Vocal cord dysfunction in former World Trade Center (WTC) rescue and recovery workers and volunteers.
de la Hoz RE, Shohet MR, Bienenfeld LA, Afilaka AA, Levin SM, Herbert R [2008]. Vocal cord dysfunction in former World Trade Center (WTC) rescue and recovery workers and volunteers. Am J Ind Med. 2008 Jan 22; 51(3): 161-165
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18213642?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.
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Development of an exposure assessment method for epidemiological studies of New York State personnel who responded to the World Trade Center disaster.
Herdt-Losavio ML, Mauer MP, Carlson GA [2008]. Development of an exposure assessment method for epidemiological studies of New York State personnel who responded to the World Trade Center disaster. Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 2008 Feb 13; Epub ahead of print
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18272906?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.
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Letter to the Editor: Witnessing horror at the World Trade Center.
Kelly K [2008]. Letter to the Editor: Witnessing horror at the World Trade Center. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2008 Feb; 165: 261-b-262
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18245191?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.
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Disaster Response and Grassroots Environmental Advocacy: The Example of the World Trade Center Community Labor Coalition.
Newman DM. [2008]. Disaster Response and Grassroots Environmental Advocacy: The Example of the World Trade Center Community Labor Coalition. New Solutions. 2008; 18(1): 23-56
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18375370?ordinalpos=12&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.
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Health effects following 9/11: implications for occupational health nurses.
Pak VM, O'Hara M, McCauley LA [2008]. Health effects following 9/11: implications for occupational health nurses. AAOHN J. 2008 Apr; 56(4): 159-65
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18444404?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.
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Letter to the Editor: Ms. Perrin Replies.
Perrin M [2008]. Letter to the Editor: Ms. Perrin Replies. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2008 Feb; 165: 262
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18245194?ordinalpos=4&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.
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Biomonitoring of Perfluorochemicals in Plasma of New York State Personnel Responding to the World Trade Center Disaster.
Tao L, Kannan K, Aldous KM, Mauer MP, Eadon GA [2008]. Biomonitoring of Perfluorochemicals in Plasma of New York State Personnel Responding to the World Trade Center Disaster. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008; 42(9): 3472-3478
External Link: http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/esthag/2008/42/i09/abs/es8000079.html

2007

Evolution of lower respiratory symptoms in New York police officers after 9/11: a prospective longitudinal study
Buyantseva LV, Tulchinsky M, Kapalka GM, Chinchilli VM, Qian Z, Gillio R, Roberts A, Bascom R [2007]. J Occup Environ Med 49(3): 310-7
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200703000
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Persistant organic pollutants in 9/11 world trade center rescue workers: Reduction following detoxification
Dahlgren J, Cecchini M, Takhar H, Paepke O [2007]. Chemosphere.
External Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V74-4MV71CW-9&_
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Occupational toxicant inhalation injury: the World Trade Center (WTC) experience.
de la Hoz R, Shohet M, Chasan R, Bienenfeld L, Afilaka A, Levin S, Herbert R [2007]. Occupational toxicant inhalation injury: the World Trade Center (WTC) experience. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2007 September; DOI 10.1007/s00420-007-0240-x
External Link: http://www.springerlink.com/content/36611870t5773u14/?p=3a0ce0474c04489
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A randomized controlled clinical treatment trial for World Trade Center attack-related PTSD in disaster workers.
Difede J, Malta LS, Best S, Henn-Haase C, Metzler T, Bryant R, Marmar C [2007]. A randomized controlled clinical treatment trial for World Trade Center attack-related PTSD in disaster workers.  J Nerv Ment Dis. 2007 October; 195 (10): 861-865.
External Link: http://www.jonmd.com/pt/re/jnmd/abstract.00005053-200710000-00010.htm;jsessionid=
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Alcohol Consumption and Posttraumatic Stress After Exposure to Terrorism: Effects of Proximity, Loss, and Psychiatric History.
Hasin DS, Keyes KM, Hatzenbuehler ML, Aharonovich EA, Alderson D [2007]. Alcohol Consumption and Posttraumatic Stress After Exposure to Terrorism: Effects of Proximity, Loss, and Psychiatric History. American Journal of Public Health. 2007 December; 97 (12): 2268-2275.
External Link: http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/short/97/12/2268

Sarcoidosis.
Iannuzzi MC, Rybicki BA, Teirstein AS [2007]. Sarcoidosis. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2007 November; 357 (21): 2153-2165.
External Link: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/357/21/2153

World Trade Center "Sarcoid-Like" Granulomatous Pulmonary Disease in New York City Fire Department Rescue Workers
Izbicki G, Chavko R, Banauch G, Weiden M, Berger K, Aldrich T, Hall C, Kelly K, Prezant D [2007]. CHEST 131(5): 1414-1423.
External Link: http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/131/5/1414

Assessment of inhalation exposures and potential health risks to the general population that resulted from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers.
Lorber M, Gibb H, Grant L, Pinto J, Pleil J, Cleverly D [2007]. Assessment of inhalation exposures and potential health risks to the general population that resulted from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers. Risk Anal. 2007 Oct; 27(5): 1203-1221
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18076491?ordinalpos=29&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.
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Health Effects in New York State Personnel Who Responded to the World Trade Center Disaster.
Mauer MP, Cummings KR, Carlson GA [2007]. Health Effects in New York State Personnel Who Responded to the World Trade Center Disaster. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007 November; 49 (11): 1197-1205.
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200711000-00006.htm;jsessionid=
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Air trapping detected on end-expiratory high-resolution computed tomography in symptomatic world trade center rescue and recovery orkers.
Mendelson DS, Roggeveen M, Levin SM, Herbert R, de la Hoz RE [2007]. Air trapping detected on end-expiratory high-resolution computed tomography in symptomatic world trade center rescue and recovery workers. J Occup Environ Med 49(8): 840-5
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200708000-00004.htm;
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Sarcoidosis, firefighters sarcoidosis, and world trade center "sarcoid-like" granulomatous pulmonary disease.
Miller A [2007]. Sarcoidosis, firefighters sarcoidosis, and world trade center "sarcoid-like" granulomatous pulmonary disease. Chest. 2007 Dec; 132(6): 2053
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18079244?ordinalpos=13&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.
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Surveillance of Workers Responding Under the National Response Plan.
Mitchell CS, Gochfeld M, Shubert J, Kipen H, Moline J, Langlieb A, Everly GS, Udasin I, Wartenberg D, Paulson G [2007]. Surveillance of Workers Responding Under the National Response Plan. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007 August; 49 (8): 922-927.
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200708000-00014.htm;jsessionid=
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Differences in PTSD Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors Among World Trade Center Disaster Rescue and Recovery Workers
Perrin MA, DiGrande L, Wheeler K, Thorpe L, Farfel M, Brackbill R [2007]. Am J Psychiatry 164(9): 1385-1394
External Link: http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/164/9/1385?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10
&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=World+Trade+Center&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&volume=164&issue=9&
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World Trade Center Cough Syndrome and Its Treatment.
Prezant D [2007]. World Trade Center Cough Syndrome and Its Treatment. Lung. 2007 November; DOI 10.1007/s00408-007-9051-9
External link: http://www.springerlink.com/content/k261436536137510/?p=7690b783d5264ec
f91e49dfc256e2207&pi=0

The Legacy of World Trade Center Dust
Samet JM, Geyh AS, Utell MJ [2007]. The New England Journal of Medicine 356(22): 2233-36.
External Link: http://content.apa.org/journals/abn/116/2/329

The world trade center clean up and recovery worker cohort study: respiratory health amongst cleanup workers approximately 20 months after initial exposure at the disaster site.
Tao XG, Massa J, Ashwell L, Davis K, Schwab M, Geyh A [2007]. The world trade center clean up and recovery worker cohort study: respiratory health amongst cleanup workers approximately 20 months after initial exposure at the disaster site. J Occup Environ Med. 2007 October; 49 (10): 1063-1072.
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200710000-00007.htm;jsessionid
=HQyQZGkP2LZYDsWDQ9k3RG1GnnpQGHD0BPzN2RYJpnh2Fp4T1cpM!65375592!181195628!8091!-1

Asthma Diagnosed after September 11, 2001 among Rescue and Recovery Workers: Findings from the World Trade Center Health Registry
Wheeler K, McKelvey W, Thorpe L, Perrin M, Cone J, Kass D, Farfel M, Thomas P, Brackbill R [2007]. Asthma Diagnosed after September 11, 2001 among Rescue and Recovery Workers: Findings from the World Trade Center Health Registry. Environmental Health Perspectives. doi:10.1289/ehp.10248 available via http://dx.doi.org/
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/10248/abstract.html

2006

Pulmonary Function After Exposure to the World Trade Center in the New York City Fire Department
Banauch G, Hall C, Weiden M, Cohen H, Aldrich T, Christodoulou V, Arcentales N, Kelly K, Prezant D [2006]. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 174: 312-319.
External Link: http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/174/3/312/

Tobacco Free with FDNY: The New York City Fire Department World Trade Center Tobacco Cessation Study
Bars M, Banauch G, Appel D, Andreachi M, Mouren P, Kelly K, Prezant D [2006]. CHEST 129(4): 979-987.
External Link: http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/129/4/979/

A Peer-Based Assistance Program for Officers With the New York City Police Department: Report of the Effects of Sept. 11, 2001
Dowling F, Moynihan G, Genet B, Lewis J [2006]. American Journal of Psychiatry 163(1): 151-3.
External Link: http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/163/1/151?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hit
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Perceived Safety in Disaster Workers Following 9/11
Fullerton C, Ursano R, Reeves J, Shigemura J, Grieger T [2006]. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 194(1): 61-63.
External Link: http://www.jonmd.com/pt/re/jnmd/abstract.00005053-200601000-00012.htm

The World Trade Center Disaster and the Health of Workers: Five-Year Assessment of a Unique Medical Screening Program
Herbert R, Moline J, Skloot G, Metzger K, Baron S, Luft B, Markowitz S, Udasin I, Harrison D, Stein D, Todd A, Enright P, Stellman JM, Landrigan P, Levin S [2006]. Environmental Health Perspectives doi:10.1289/ehp.9592.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/9592/abstract.html

The Anatomy of the Exposures That Occurred around the World Trade Center Site
Lioy P, Georgopoulos P [2006]. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1076: 54-79.
External Link: http://www.annalsnyas.org/cgi/content/abstract/1076/1/54

The World Trade Center Aftermath and Its Effects on Health: Understanding and Learning Through Human-Exposure Science
Lioy P, Pellizzari E, Prezant D [2006]. Environmental Science and Technology 40(22): 6876–6885.
External Link: http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag/40/i22/html/111506feature_lioy.html

2005

Bronchial hyperreactivity and other inhalation lung injuries in rescue/recovery workers after the World Trade Center collapse
Banauch G, Dhala A, Alleyne D, Alva R, Santhyadka G, Krasko A, Weiden M, Kelly K, Prezant D [2005]. Critical Care Medicine 33(Suppl 1): s102-s106.
External Link: http://www.ccmjournal.com/pt/re/ccm/abstract.00003246-200501001-00015.htm

Pulmonary disease in rescue workers at the World Trade Center site
Banauch GI, Dhala A, Prezant DJ [2005]. Current Opin Pulm Med 11:160-168.
External Link: http://www.ccmjournal.com/pt/re/ccm/abstract.00003246-200501001-00015.htm

Asbestos Exposures to Truck Drivers During World Trade Center Cleanup Operations
Breysse P, Williams DA, Herbstman J, Symons JM, Chillrud S, Ross J, Henshaw S, Rees K, Watson M, Geyh [2005]. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2: 400-405.
External Link: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1545-9624&linktype=2

Respiratory effects of inhalation exposure among workers during the clean-up effort at the World Trade Center disaster site
Herbstman J, Frank R, Schwab M, Williams D, Samet J, Breysse P, Geyh A [2005]. Environmental Research 99(1):85-92.
External Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_aset=V-WA-A-W-Z-MsSAYWA-
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World Trade Center Dyspnea: Bronchiolitis Obliterans With Functional Improvement: A Case Report
Mann J, Sha K, Kline G, Breuer FU, Miller A [2005]. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 48: 225-229.
External Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_aset=V-WA-A-W-Z-MsSAYWA-UUA-U-AA
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Physical and Mental Health Symptoms Among NYC Transit Workers Seven and One-Half Months After the WTC Attacks
Tapp L, Baron S, Bernard B, Driscoll R, Mueller C, Wallingford [2005]. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 47(6): 475-483.
External Link: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/110495828/ABSTRACT

2004

World Trade Center rescuers face lung distress
Ault A [2004]. The Lancet 363:1614.
External Link: http://www.thelancet.com/

Mental Health Status of World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers and Volunteers – New York City, July 2002-August 2004
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [2004]. MMWR 53(35): 812-815.
External Link: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5335a2.htm

Physical Health Status of World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers and Volunteers – New York City, July 2002-August 2004
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [2004]. MMWR 53(35): 807-812.
External Link: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5335a1.htm

EH Update: World Trade Center Panel Formed to Review Health Protection
Journal of Environmental Health 66(10): 41-42.
External Link: http://www.neha.org/JEH/

Symptoms, Respirator Use, and Pulmonary Function Changes Among New York City Firefighters Responding to the World Trade Center Disaster
Feldman D, Baron S, Bernard B, Lushniak B, Banauch G, Arcentales N, Kelly K, Prezant D [2004]. CHEST 125: 1256-1264.
External Link: http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/125/4/1256/

Induced Sputum Assessment in New York City Firefighters Exposed to World Trade Center Dust
Fireman E, Lerman Y, Ganor E, Greif J, Fireman-Shoresh S, Lioy P, Banauch G, Weiden M, Kelly K, Prezant D [2004]. Environmental Health Perspectives 112(5): 1564-1569.
External Link: http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/125/4/1256/

The effects of the world trade center event on birth outcomes among term deliveries at three lower manhattan hospitals.
Lederman SA, Rauh V, Weiss L, Stein JL, Hoepner LA, Becker M, Perera FP [2004]. The effects of the world trade center event on birth outcomes among term deliveries at three lower manhattan hospitals. Environ Health Perspect. 2004 December; 112(17): 1772–1778.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2004/7348/abstract.html

Health and Environmental Consequences of the World Trade Center Disaster
Landrigan P, Lioy P, Thurston G, Berkowitz G, Chen LC, Chillrud S, Gavett S, Georgopoulos P, Geyh A, Levin S, Perera F, Rappaport S, Small C. NIEHS(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) Working Group [2004]. Environmental Health Perspectives 112(6): 731-739.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2004/6702/6702.html

Occupational Asthma
Malo JL, Lemiere C, Gautrin D, Labrecque M. [2004]. Occupational Asthma. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 10(1): 57-61.
External Link: http://www.co-pulmonarymedicine.com/pt/re/copulmonary/abstract.00063198-200401000-00010.htm

Early Respiratory Abnormalities in Emergency Services Police Officers at the World Trade Center Site
Salzman S, Moosavy F, Miskoff J, Friedmann P, Fried G, Rosen M [2004]. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 46(2): 113-122.
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200402000-00004.htm

Respiratory Symptoms and Physiologic Assessment of Ironworkers at the World Trade Center Disaster Site
Skloot G, Goldman M, Fischler D, Goldman C, Schechter C, Levin S, Teirstein A [2004]. CHEST 125: 1248-1255.
External Link: http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/125/4/1248/

2003

Persistent Hyperreactivity and Reactive Airway Dysfunction in Firefighters at the World Trade Center
Banauch G, Alleyne D, Sanchez R, Olender K,  Cohen H, Weiden M, Kelly K, Prezant D [2003]. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 168: 54-62.
External Link: http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/168/1/54/

World Trade Center Rescue Worker Injury and Illness Surveillance, New York, 2001
Berrios-Torres S, Greenko J, Phillips M, Miller J, Treadwell T, Ikeda R [2003]. American Journal of Preventative Medicine 25(2): 79-87.
External Link: http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/168/1/54/

Site Management of Health Issues in the 2001 World Trade Center Disaster
Bradt, D [2003]. Academic Emergency Medicine 10(6): 650-660.
External Link: http://www.aemj.org/cgi/content/abstract/10/6/650

Firefighter Findings: Biomonitoring Rescue Workers after WTC Attacks
Claudio L [2003]. Environmental Health Perspectives 111(16): A896.
External Link: http://www.aemj.org/cgi/content/abstract/10/6/650

Biomonitoring of Chemical Exposure among New York City Firefighters Responding to the World Trade Center Fire and Collapse
Edelman P, Osterloh J, Pirkle J, Caudill S, Grainger J, Jones R, Blount B, Calafat A, Turner W, Feldman D, Baron S, Bernard B, Lushniak B, Kelly K, Prezant D [2003]. Environmental Health Perspectives 111(16): 1906-1911.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2003/6315/6315.html

Cough and Bronchial Responsiveness in Firefighters at the World Trade Center Site (correspondence)
Hanson B, Sztern B [2003]. N Engl J Med 348(1): 76-77.
External Link: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/348/1/76

Cough and Bronchial Responsiveness in Firefighters at the World Trade Center Site (correspondence)
Lange J [2003]. N Engl J Med 348(1):76-77.
External Link: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/348/1/76#r1

Reactive Fallout of World Trade Center Dust
Nemery B [2003]. American Journal of Repiratory and Critical Care Medicine 168: 2-3.
External Link: http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/168/1/2/

Cough and Bronchial Responsiveness in Firefighters at the World Trade Center Site (correspondence)
Prezant D, Weiden M, Kelly K [2003]. N Engl J Med 348(1): 76-77.
External Link: http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/168/1/2/

2002

A New York City Firefighter Overwhelmed by World Trade Center Dust (editorial)
Beckett W [2002]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 166: 785-790.
External Link: http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/166/6/785/

Occupational Exposures to Air Contaminants at the World Trade Center Disaster Site – New York, September – October, 2001
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [2002]. MMWR 51(21): 453-456.
External Link: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5121a1.htm

A Joint Labor-Management Health and Safety Model: Lessons Learned at the World Trade Center Emergency Project
Clark N [2002]. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 42(6): 553-554.
External Link: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/100520065/ABSTRACT

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Response to the World Trade Center Attack
Clark P [2002]. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 42(6): 550-552.
External Link: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/100520075/ABSTRACT

Mind and matter: OEM and the World Trade Center
Kipen HM, Gochfeld M [2002]. Occup Environ Med 59: 145-146.
External Link: http://oem.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/59/3/145/

Lessons Learned on Environmental, Occupational, and Residential Exposures From the Attack on the World Trade Center
Lioy P, Gochfeld M [2002]. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 42(6): 560-565.
External Link: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/100520069/ABSTRACT

Assessing the Health of Immigrant Workers Near Ground Zero: Preliminary Results of the World Trade Center Day Laborer Medical Monitoring Project
Malievskaya E, Rosenberg N, Markowitz S [2002]. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 42(6): 548-549.
External Link: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/100520074/ABSTRACT

Cough and Bronchial Responsiveness in Firefighters at the World Trade Center Site
Prezant D, Weiden M, Banauch G, McGuinness G, Rom W, Aldrich T, Kelly K [2002]. N Engl J Med 347(11): 806-815.
External Link: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/347/11/806

Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia in a New York City Firefighter Exposed to World Trade Center Dust
Rom W, Weiden M, Garcia R, Yie TA, VathesaTogkit P, Tse D, McGuinness G, Roggli V, Prezant D [2002]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 166: 797-800.
External Link: http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/166/6/797/

Firefighter Safety and Health Issues at the World Trade Center Site
Spadafora R [2002]. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 42(6):532-538.
External Link: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/100520077/ABSTRACT

Researchers Probe Health Consequences Following the World Trade Center Attack
Stephenson J [2002]. Journal of the American Medical Association 288(10): 1219-1221.
External Link: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/288/10/1219

2001

New York City Department of Health Response to Terrorist Attack, September 11, 2001
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [2001]. MMWR 50(38): 821-822.
External Link: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5038a1.htm

Environmental Aftermath
Claudio L [2001]. Environmental Health Perspectives 109(11): A529-A536.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2001/109-11/focus.html

Health Consequences of the 11 September 2001 Attacks (editorial)
Landrigan P [2001]. Environmental Health Perspectives 109(11): A514-A515.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2001/109-11/editorial.html

Occupational exposures during the World Trade Center disaster response
Wallingford K, Snyder E [2001]. Toxicology and Industrial Health 17:247-253.
External Link: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sage/tih/2001/00000017/F0060005/art00012

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