Physical and mental health symptoms among NYC transit workers seven and one-half months after the WTC attacks

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 475-483

  Tapp, Loren C ^a   Baron, Sherry ^a   Bernard, Bruce ^a   Driscoll, Richard ^a   Mueller, Charles ^a   Wallingford, Ken ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Mucous membrane; PTSD; Respiratory; Terrorist attacks; Transit workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CITY; DEPRESSION; DESTRUCTION; DISASTER; DUST EXPOSURE; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUCOSA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DUST; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 20444408428     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20177     Document Type: Review

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