The impact of the World Trade Center attack on FDNY firefighter retirement, disabilities, and pension benefits

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 672-680

  Niles, J K ^a   Webber, M P ^a   Gustave, J ^b   Zeig Owens, R ^a   Lee, R ^b   Glass, L ^b   Weiden, M D ^b,c   Kelly, K J ^b   Prezant, D J ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Government of New york   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Firefighters; Retirement; World Trade Center

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSION; RETIREMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PENSIONS; RETIREMENT;

EID: 80051761616     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20965     Document Type: Article

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