Respiratory protective equipment, mask use, and respiratory outcomes among World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 897-905

  Antao, Vinicius C ^a   Pallos, L Lászlo ^a   Shim, Youn K ^a   Sapp, James H ^a   Brackbill, Robert M ^b   Cone, James E ^b   Stellman, Steven D ^b,c   Farfel, Mark R ^b  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; COPD; Disaster response; Disasters; Respiratory protective equipment; Respiratory symptoms; World Trade Center

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GAS MASK; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RELIEF WORK; RISK; STATISTICS; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RELIEF WORK; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80955148987     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.21009     Document Type: Article

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