Sarcoidosis diagnosed after september 11, 2001, among adults exposed to the world trade center disaster

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 966-974

  Jordan, Hannah T ^a   Stellman, Steven D ^a,b   Prezant, David ^c,d   Teirstein, Alvin ^e   Osahan, Sukhminder S ^a   Cone, James E ^a  

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

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Bureau of Health Services   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; DUST EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SARCOIDOSIS; WORKER;

EID: 84860388804     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31822a3596     Document Type: Article

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