Reflux symptoms and disorders and pulmonary disease in former World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers and volunteers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1351-1354

  De La Hoz, Rafael E ^a   Christie, Jennifer ^a   Teamer, Jelani A ^a   Bienenfeld, Laura A ^a   Afilaka, Aboaba A ^a   Crane, Michael ^a   Levin, Stephen M ^a   Herbert, Robin ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; VOLUNTARY WORKER; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; INHALATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESCUE WORK; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INHALATION; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESCUE WORK; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 65849258966     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181845f9b     Document Type: Article

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