Atopy and upper and lower airway disease among former world trade center workers and volunteers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 992-995

  De La Hoz, Rafael E ^a   Shohet, Michael R ^a   Wisnivesky, Juan P ^a   Bienenfeld, Laura A ^a   Afilaka, Aboaba A ^a   Herbert, Robin ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INCIDENCE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RESCUE WORK; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 70349665406     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181b32093     Document Type: Article

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