Bronchial hyperreactivity and other inhalation lung injuries in rescue/recovery workers after the World Trade Center collapse

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Banauch, Gisela I ^a,b   Dhala, Atiya ^a,c   Alleyne, Dawn ^a,b   Alva, Rakesh ^a,b   Santhyadka, Ganesha ^a   Krasko, Anatoli ^a,b   Weiden, Michael ^d,e   Kelly, Kerry J ^e   Prezant, David J ^e  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c North Central Bronx Hospital   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne particulates; Firefighters; Inhalation lung injury; Nonspecific bronchial hyperreactivity; Rescue workers; World Trade Center

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISASTER; FIRE FIGHTER; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REACTIVE AIRWAYS DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REVIEW;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESCUE WORK; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 12244310161     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000151138.10586.3A     Document Type: Review

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