Trends in respiratory diagnoses and symptoms of firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disaster: 2005-2010

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 364-369

  Weakley, Jessica ^a   Webber, Mayris P ^a   Gustave, Jackson ^b   Kelly, Kerry ^b   Cohen, Hillel W ^a   Hall, Charles B ^a   Prezant, David J ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Government of New york   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster medicine; Firefighters; Gastroesophageal reflux symptoms (GERS); National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); Rescue workers; Respiratory diagnoses; Respiratory symptoms; World Trade Center

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER; FIRE FIGHTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS;

EID: 83155180373     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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