World Trade Center rescue worker injury and illness surveillance, New York, 2001

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 79-87

  Berríos Torres, Sandra I ^a   Greenko, Jane A ^c   Phillips, Michael ^c   Miller, James R ^c   Treadwell, Tracee ^b   Ikeda, Robin M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c New York City Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE DISEASE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; POLICE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; TERRORISM; WORKER;

EID: 0042168848     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(03)00110-7     Document Type: Article

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