Respiratory effects of inhalation exposure among workers during the clean-up effort at the World Trade Center disaster site

Environmental Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-92

  Herbstman, Julie B ^a   Frank, Robert ^a   Schwab, Margo ^a   Williams, D'Ann L ^a   Samet, Jonathan M ^a   Breysse, Patrick N ^a   Geyh, Alison S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Respiratory; Spirometry; Worker; World Trade Center

Indexed keywords

RESPIRATORY DISEASE; WORLD TRADE CENTER;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISASTER; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE CONGESTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOKING; SORE THROAT; SPIROMETRY; WHEEZING; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS;

EID: 22844449411     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2004.08.010     Document Type: Article

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