Epidemiologic research on man-made disasters: Strategies and implications of cohort definition for World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Surveillance Program

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 77-87

  Savitz, David A ^a   Oxman, Rachael T ^a   Metzger, Kristina B ^a   Wallenstein, Sylvan ^a   Stein, Diane ^a   Moline, Jacqueline M ^a   Herbert, Robin ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort definition; Disaster; Man made; Surveillance; World Trade Center

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; ITALY; MEDICAL CARE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; UKRAINE; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER;

AIR POLLUTION; DISASTER PLANNING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIEF WORK; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 49149085551     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: 19317581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msj.20023     Document Type: Article

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