Health Effects of the World Trade Center 9/11 Disaster: An Overview

Fire Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 813-825

  Crane, Michael A ^a   Milek, Debra J ^a   Globina, Yelena ^a   Seifu, Leah ^a   Landrigan, Philip J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

9 11; Community; Health effects; Preventive medicine; Residents; Responders; World Trade Center

Indexed keywords

9/11; COMMUNITY; HEALTH EFFECTS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINES; RESIDENTS; RESPONDERS; WORLD TRADE CENTER;

COMMERCE; DISEASES; HEALTH;

OFFICE BUILDINGS;

EID: 84878657533     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10694-012-0284-7     Document Type: Article

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