Occupational toxicant inhalation injury: The World Trade Center (WTC) experience

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 479-485

  de la Hoz, Rafael E ^b   Shohet, Michael R ^a   Chasan, Rachel ^a   Bienenfeld, Laura A ^a   Afilaka, Aboaba A ^a   Levin, Stephen M ^a   Herbert, Robin ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Mount Sinai School of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Asthma; Inhalation injury; Irritant exposures; Occupational medicine; Respiratory diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SMOKING;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESCUE WORK; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 38149079839     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0240-x     Document Type: Article

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