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The following is a list of the reports published about physical health effects. Links to the abstracts are provided when available; however, viewing the full text of some reports may require a subscription to the publishing journal.

2009

Stories Behind the Symptoms: A Qualitative Analysis of the Narratives of 9/11 Rescue and Recovery Workers.
Bills CB, Dodson N, Stellman JM, et al. Psychiatric Quarterly. 2009 July 8 [E-Publication ahead of print].
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19585238?dopt=AbstractPlus

Asthma and posttraumatic stress symptoms 5 to 6 years following exposure to the World Trade Center terrorist attack.
Brackbill RM, Hadler JL, DiGrande L, Ekenga CC, Farfel MR, Friedman S, Perlman SE, Stellman SD, Walker DJ, Wu D, Yu S, Thorpe LE. JAMA. 2009 Aug 5; 302(5): 502-16
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19654385?dopt=AbstractPlus

Correspondence: Cord Blood Mercury and Early Childhood Development: Effects of the World Trade Center.
Dorea, JG, Lederman SA, Perera FP. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2009 January; doi:10.1289/ehp.0800155.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2009/0800155/letter.html

Does Acute Maternal Stress in Pregnancy Affect Infant Health Outcomes? Examination of a Large Cohort of Infants Born After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001.
Endara SM, Ryan MA, Sevick CJ, et al. BMC Public Health. 2009 Jul 20;9(1):252 [E-Publication ahead of print].
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19619310?dopt=AbstractPlus

Lack of Association between Estimated World Trade Center Plume Intensity and Respiratory Symptoms among New York City Residents Outside of Lower Manhattan.
Laumbach RJ, Harris G, Kipen HM, et al. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2009 July 30 [E-Publication ahead of print].
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19622671?dopt=AbstractPlus

Multiple Myeloma in World Trade Center Responders: A Case Series.
Moline JM, Herbert R, Crowley L, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2009 July 17 [E-Publication ahead of print].
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19620891?dopt=AbstractPlus

Protecting Disaster Site, Support, and Recovery Workers — A Brief Comment.
Newman DM. New Solutions. 2009; 19(1): 5-8.
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19447755?dopt=AbstractPlus

Characteristics of a Residential and Working Community with Diverse Exposure to World Trade Center Dust, Gas, and Fumes.
Reibman J, Liu M, Chen Q, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2009 May;51(5): 534-41.
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19365288?dopt=AbstractPlus

Longitudinal Assessment of Spirometry in the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring Program.
Skloot GS, Schechter CB, Herbert R, et al. Chest. 2009 Jan [published online].
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19141527?dopt=AbstractPlus

Trends in Respiratory Symptoms of Firefighters Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster: 2001-2005.
Webber M, Gustave J, Lee R, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2009 June; 117: 975-980. doi:10.1289/ehp.0800291.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2009/0800291/abstract.html

2008

Trial of Prophylactic Inhaled Steroids to Prevent or Reduce Pulmonary Function Decline, Pulmonary Symptoms and Airway Hyperreactivity in Firefighters at the World Trade Center Site.
Banauch GI, Izbicki G, Christodoulou V, et. al. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2008 2(1):33-39.
External Link: http://www.dmphp.org/cgi/content/short/2/1/33

Ayurvedic herbal supplements as an antidote to 9/11 toxicity.
Dahl JJ, Falk K [2008]. Ayurvedic herbal supplements as an antidote to 9/11 toxicity. Altern Ther Health Med 2008 Jan-Feb; 14(1): 24-28
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18251318?ordinalpos=11&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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Reflux Symptoms and Disorders and Pulmonary Disease in Former World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers and Volunteers.
de la Hoz RE, Christie J, Teamer JA, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2008 Dec;50(12):1351-1354.
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19092489?dopt=AbstractPlus

Occupational toxicant inhalation injury: the World Trade Center (WTC) experience.
de la Hoz RE, Shohet MR, Chasan R, Bienenfeld LA, Afilaka AA, Levin SM, Herbert R [2008]. Occupational toxicant inhalation injury: the World Trade Center (WTC) experience. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2008 Feb; 81(4) 479-485
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17786467?ordinalpos=7&itool=
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Vocal cord dysfunction in former World Trade Center (WTC) rescue and recovery workers and volunteers.
de la Hoz RE, Shohet MR, Bienenfeld LA, Afilaka AA, Levin SM, Herbert R [2008]. Vocal cord dysfunction in former World Trade Center (WTC) rescue and recovery workers and volunteers. Am J Ind Med. 2008 Jan 22; 51(3): 161-165
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18213642?ordinalpos=1&itool=
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An Overview of 9/11 Experiences and Respiratory and Mental Health Conditions among World Trade Center Health Registry Enrollees.
Farfel M, DiGrande L, Brackbill R, et al. Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. 2008 Nov;85(6):880-909.
External Link: http://www.springerlink.com/content/x101jg5460720690/

Immunologic lung disease.
Greenberger PA [2008]. Immunologic lung disease. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2008 February; 121(2): S393-S397
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18241689?ordinalpos=8&itool=
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Terrorism, acute stress, and cardiovascular health: a 3-year national study following the September 11th attacks.
Holman EA, Silver RC, Poulin M, Andersen J, Gil-Rivas V, McIntosh DN [2008]. Terrorism, acute stress, and cardiovascular health: a 3-year national study following the September 11th attacks. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2008 Jan; 65(1): 73-80
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18180431?dopt=AbstractPlus

Modeling exposure to air pollution from the WTC disaster based on reports of perceived air pollution.
Lederman SA, Becker M, Sheets S, Stein J, Tang D, Weiss L, Perera FP [2008]. Modeling exposure to air pollution from the WTC disaster based on reports of perceived air pollution. Risk Anal. 2008 Apr; 28(2): 287-301
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18419649?ordinalpos=7&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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Relation between Cord Blood Mercury Levels and Early Child Development in a World Trade Center Cohort.
Lederman SA, Jones RL, Caldwell KL, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2008 Aug;116(8):1085-91.
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18709170?dopt=AbstractPlus

Incidence of New Onset Asthma after the WTC Disaster.
Miller A. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2008 July; 116(7):A286.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2008/11331/letter.html

Organizational Factors and Office Workers' Health After the World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks: Long-Term Physical Symptoms, Psychological Distress, and Work Productivity.
Osinubi OYO, Gandhi SK, Ohman-Strickland P, Boglarsky C, Fiedler N, Kipen H, Robson M [2008]. Organizational Factors and Office Workers' Health After the World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks: Long-Term Physical Symptoms, Psychological Distress, and Work Productivity. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 2008; 50: 112-125
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200802000-00004.htm;jsessionid=LbrQ5vVBKqCzyBzDXKplfnr02tt1TvYkSQHhkltyjrccwn
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Health effects following 9/11: implications for occupational health nurses.
Pak VM, O'Hara M, McCauley LA [2008]. Health effects following 9/11: implications for occupational health nurses. AAOHN J. 2008 Apr; 56(4): 159-65
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18444404?ordinalpos=2&itool=
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Dissociation Versus Posttraumatic Stress: Cortisol and Physiological Correlates in Adults Highly Exposed to the World Trade Center Attack on 9/11.
Simeon D, Yehuda R, Knutelska M, et al. Psychiatry Research. 2008 Dec;161(3):325-9.
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18930323?dopt=AbstractPlus

Biomonitoring of Perfluorochemicals in Plasma of New York State Personnel Responding to the World Trade Center Disaster.
Tao L, Kannan K, Aldous KM, Mauer MP, Eadon GA [2008]. Biomonitoring of Perfluorochemicals in Plasma of New York State Personnel Responding to the World Trade Center Disaster. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008; 42(9): 3472-3478
External Link: http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/esthag/2008/42/i09/abs/es8000079.html

Respiratory and Other Health Effects Reported in Children Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster of September 11, 2001.
Thomas, P, Brackbill R, Thalji L, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2008 October;116(10):1383-1390.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2008/11205/11205.pdf

2007

Evolution of lower respiratory symptoms in New York police officers after 9/11: a prospective longitudinal study
Buyantseva LV, Tulchinsky M, Kapalka GM, Chinchilli VM, Qian Z, Gillio R, Roberts A, Bascom R [2007]. J Occup Environ Med 49(3): 310-7.
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200703000-00009.htm
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Persistant organic pollutants in 9/11 world trade center rescue workers: Reduction following detoxification
Dahlgren J, Cecchini M, Takhar H, Paepke O [2007]. Chemosphere doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.127.
External Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V74-4MV71CW-9&_user
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Occupational toxicant inhalation injury: the World Trade Center (WTC) experience.
de la Hoz R, Shohet M, Chasan R, Bienenfeld L, Afilaka A, Levin S, Herbert R [2007]. Occupational toxicant inhalation injury: the World Trade Center (WTC) experience. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2007 September; DOI 10.1007/s00420-007-0240-x
External Link: http://www.springerlink.com/content/36611870t5773u14/?p=3a0ce0474c04489
abf9d1a421586e9bb&pi=1

Low birthweight in New York city and upstate New York following the events of September 11th.
Eskenazi B, Marks A, Catalano R, Bruckner T, Toniolo P [2007]. Low birthweight in New York city and upstate New York following the events of September 11th. Human Reproduction. 2007 September; 22 (11): 3013-3020.
External Link: http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/22/11/3013

Sarcoidosis.
Iannuzzi MC, Rybicki BA, Teirstein AS [2007]. Sarcoidosis. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2007 November; 357 (21): 2153-2165.
External Link: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/357/21/2153

World Trade Center "Sarcoid-Like" Granulomatous Pulmonary Disease in New York City Fire Department Rescue Workers
Izbicki G, Chavko R, Banauch G, Weiden M, Berger K, Aldrich T, Hall C, Kelly K, Prezant D [2007]. CHEST 131(5): 1414-1423
External Link: http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/131/5/1414

Reported respiratory symptoms and adverse home conditions after 9/11 among residents living near the World Trade Center
Lin S, Jones R, Reibman J, Bowers J, Fitzgerald EF, Hwang SA [2007]. Journal of Asthma 44(4): 325-32
External Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V5W-4MX56HS-1&_user=856389&
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Health Effects in New York State Personnel Who Responded to the World Trade Center Disaster.
Mauer MP, Cummings KR, Carlson GA [2007]. Health Effects in New York State Personnel Who Responded to the World Trade Center Disaster. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007 November; 49 (11): 1197-1205.
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200711000-00006.htm;jsessionid=
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Air trapping detected on end-expiratory high-resolution computed tomography in symptomatic world trade center rescue and recovery workers.
Mendelson DS, Roggeveen M, Levin SM, Herbert R, de la Hoz RE [2007]. Air trapping detected on end-expiratory high-resolution computed tomography in symptomatic world trade center rescue and recovery workers. J Occup Environ Med 49(8): 840-5
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200708000-
00004.htm;jsessionid=Gy3hYx2Lhv210dS1rjng90QPh12y58Kv193SYjm7hpysYfnnkK8K!
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Sarcoidosis, firefighters sarcoidosis, and world trade center "sarcoid-like" granulomatous pulmonary disease.
Miller A [2007]. Sarcoidosis, firefighters sarcoidosis, and world trade center "sarcoid-like" granulomatous pulmonary disease. Chest. 2007 Dec; 132(6): 2053
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18079244?ordinalpos=13&itool=
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World Trade Center disaster: short- and medium-term health outcome.
Moscato G, Yacoub MR [2007]. World Trade Center disaster: short- and medium-term health outcome. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2007 September; 63 (3): 154-158.
External Link: http://archest.fsm.it/pne/index.html

Distal Airway Funcation in Symptomatic Subjects with Normal Spirometry Following World Trade Center Dust Exposure
Oppenheimer BW, Goldring RM, Herberg ME, Hofer IS, Reyfman PA, Liautaud S, Rom WN, Reibman J, Berger KI [2007]. Distal Airway Funcation in Symptomatic Subjects with Normal Spirometry Following World Trade Center Dust Exposure. CHEST. doi: 10.1378/chest.07-0913 [Online: October 2, 2007]
External Link: http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/chest.07-0913v1

Relationship Between Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-DNA Adducts, Environmental Tobacco Smoke, and Child Development in the World Trade Center Cohort.
Perera FP, Tang D, Rauh V, Tu YH, Tsai WY, Becker M, Stein JL, King J, Giuseppe DP, Lederman SA [2007]. Relationship Between Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon–DNA Adducts, Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Child Development in the World Trade Center Cohort   Environ Health Perspect: doi:10.1289/ehp.10144. [Online 31 May 2007]
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2007/10144/10144.pdf

World Trade Center Cough Syndrome and Its Treatment.
Prezant D [2007]. World Trade Center Cough Syndrome and Its Treatment. Lung. 2007 November; DOI 10.1007/s00408-007-9051-9
External link: http://www.springerlink.com/content/k261436536137510/?p=7690b783d5264ec
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The Legacy of World Trade Center Dust
Samet JM, Geyh AS, Utell MJ [2007]. The New England Journal of Medicine 356(22): 2233-36
External Link: http://content.apa.org/journals/abn/116/2/329

The world trade center clean up and recovery worker cohort study: respiratory health amongst cleanup workers approximately 20 months after initial exposure at the disaster site.
Tao XG, Massa J, Ashwell L, Davis K, Schwab M, Geyh A [2007]. The world trade center clean up and recovery worker cohort study: respiratory health amongst cleanup workers approximately 20 months after initial exposure at the disaster site. J Occup Environ Med. 2007 October; 49 (10): 1063-1072.
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200710000-00007.htm;jsessionid
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Asthma Diagnosed after September 11, 2001 among Rescue and Recovery Workers: Findings from the World Trade Center Health Registry
Wheeler K, McKelvey W, Thorpe L, Perrin M, Cone J, Kass D, Farfel M, Thomas P, Brackbill R [2007]. Asthma Diagnosed after September 11, 2001 among Rescue and Recovery Workers: Findings from the World Trade Center Health Registry. Environmental Health Perspectives. doi:10.1289/ehp.10248 available via http://dx.doi.org/
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/10248/abstract.html

2006

Pulmonary Function After Exposure to the World Trade Center in the New York City Fire Department
Banauch G, Hall C, Weiden M, Cohen H, Aldrich T, Christodoulou V, Arcentales N, Kelly K, Prezant D [2006]. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 174: 312-319.
External Link: http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/174/3/312/

Tobacco Free with FDNY: The New York City Fire Department World Trade Center Tobacco Cessation Study
Bars M, Banauch G, Appel D, Andreachi M, Mouren P, Kelly K, Prezant D [2006]. CHEST 129(4): 979-987.
External Link: http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/129/4/979/

Surveillance for World Trade Center Disaster Health Effects Among Survivors of Collapsed and Damaged Buildings
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [2006]. MMWR 55(SS-2): 1-18.
External Link: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5502a1.htm

Trends in Healthcare Use in the New York City Region Following the Terrorist Attacks of 2001.
Green DC, Buehler JW, Silk BJ, Thompson NJ, Schild LA, Klein M, Berkelman RL [2006]. Trends in Healthcare Use in the New York City Region Following the Terrorist Attacks of 2001. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science. 2007 September; 4 (3): 263-275.
External Link: http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/bsp.2006.4.263

The World Trade Center Disaster and the Health of Workers: Five-Year Assessment of a Unique Medical Screening Program
Herbert R, Moline J, Skloot G, Metzger K, Baron S, Luft B, Markowitz S, Udasin I, Harrison D, Stein D, Todd A, Enright P, Stellman JM, Landrigan P, Levin S [2006]. Environmental Health Perspectives doi:10.1289/ehp.9592.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/9592/abstract.html

The World Trade Center Aftermath and Its Effects on Health: Understanding and Learning Through Human-Exposure Science
Lioy P, Pellizzari E, Prezant D [2006]. Environmental Science and Technology 40(22): 6876–6885.
External Link: http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag/40/i22/html/111506feature_lioy.html

2005

Bronchial hyperreactivity and other inhalation lung injuries in rescue/recovery workers after the World Trade Center collapse
Banauch G, Dhala A, Alleyne D, Alva R, Santhyadka G, Krasko A, Weiden M, Kelly K, Prezant D [2005]. Critical Care Medicine 33(Suppl 1): s102-s106.
External Link: http://www.ccmjournal.com/pt/re/ccm/abstract.00003246-200501001-00015.htm

Pulmonary disease in rescue workers at the World Trade Center site
Banauch GI, Dhala A, Prezant DJ [2005]. Current Opin Pulm Med 11:160-168.
External Link: http://www.co-pulmonarymedicine.com/pt/re/copulmonary/abstract.
00063198-200503000-00011.htm

September 11, 2001, Revisited
Feeney J, Goldberg R, Blumenthal J, Wallack M [2005]. Archives of Surgery 140: 1068-1073.
External Link: http://archsurg.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/140/11/1068

Health Status among Emergency Department Patients Appoximately One Year after Consecutive Disasters in New York City
Fernandez W, Galea S, Miller J, Ahern J, Chiang W, Kennedy E, Garritano J [2005]. Academic Emergency Medicine 12: 958-964.
External Link: http://www.aemj.org/cgi/content/abstract/12/10/958

Respiratory effects of inhalation exposure among workers during the clean-up effort at the World Trade Center disaster site
Herbstman J, Frank R, Schwab M, Williams D, Samet J, Breysse P, Geyh A [2005]. Environmental Research 99(1):85-92.
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World Trade Center Dyspnea: Bronchiolitis Obliterans With Functional Improvement: A Case Report
Mann J, Sha K, Kline G, Breuer FU, Miller A [2005]. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 48: 225-229.
External Link: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/110579304/ABSTRACT

Risk Assessment for Asbestos-Related Cancer From the 9/11 Attack on the World Trade Center
Nolan R, Ross M, Nord G, Axten C, Osleeb J, Domin S, Price B, Wilson R [2005]. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 47(8): 817-825.
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200508000-00007.htm

Upper Respiratory Symptoms and Other Health Effects among Residents Living Near the World Trade Center Site after September 11, 2001
Lin S, Reibman J, Bowers J, Hwang SA, Hoerning A, Gomez M, Fitzgerald E [2005]. American Journal of Epidemiology 162(6): 499-507.
External Link: http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/162/6/499/

DNA damage from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) measured by benzo[a]pyrene DNA adducts in mothers and newborns from Northern Manhattan, the WTC area, Poland, and China.
Perera FP, Tang D, Whyatt R, Lederman S, and Jedrychowski W [2005]. DNA damage from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) measured by benzo[a]pyrene DNA adducts in mothers and newborns from Northern Manhattan, the WTC area, Poland, and China. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 2005, 14: 709-714.
External Link: http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/14/3/709

Relationship among Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon DNA Adducts and Proximity to the World Trade Center and Effects on Fetal Growth.Perera FP, Tang D, Rauh V, Lester K, Tsai W, Tu Y, Weiss L, Hoepner L, King J, Del Priore G, Lederman SA [2005]. Relationship among Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon DNA Adducts and Proximity to the World Trade Center and Effects on Fetal Growth. Environmental Health Perspectives, 2005; 113(8): 1062-7.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2005/7908/abstract.html

The World Trade Center Residents' Respiratory Health Study: New-Onset Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Function
Reibman J, Lin S, Hwang SA, Gulati M, Bowers J, Rogers L, Berger K, Hoerning A, Gomez M, Fitzgerald E [2005]. Environmental Health Perspectives 113(4): 406-411.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2004/7375/7375.html

Physical and Mental Health Symptoms Among NYC Transit Workers Seven and One-Half Months After the WTC Attacks
Tapp L, Baron S, Bernard B, Driscoll R, Mueller C, Wallingford [2005]. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 47(6): 475-483.
External Link: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/110495828/ABSTRACT

Asthma in Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees Residing in New York City: Results from a Post-World Trade Center Disaster Survey
Wagner V, Radigan M, Roohan P, Anarella J, Gesten F [2005]. Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 82(1): 76-89.
External Link: http://www.springerlink.com/content/r81kt72512278xxv/?p=e350ff1a4cfd4a86bc
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Transgenerational Effects of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Babies of Mothers Exposed to the World Trade Center Attacks during Pregnancy
Yehuda R, Engel S, Brand S, Seckl J, Marcus S, Berkowitz G [2005]. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 90(7): 4115-4118.
External Link: http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/90/7/4115

2004

World Trade Center rescuers face lung distress
Ault A [2004]. The Lancet 363:1614.
External Link: http://www.thelancet.com/

Physical Health Status of World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers and Volunteers – New York City, July 2002-August 2004
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [2004]. MMWR 53(35): 807-812.
External Link: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5335a1.htm

EH Update: World Trade Center Panel Formed to Review Health Protection
Journal of Environmental Health 66(10): 41-42.
External Link: http://www.neha.org/JEH/

Symptoms, Respirator Use, and Pulmonary Function Changes Among New York City Firefighters Responding to the World Trade Center Disaster
Feldman D, Baron S, Bernard B, Lushniak B, Banauch G, Arcentales N, Kelly K, Prezant D [2004]. CHEST 125: 1256-1264.
External Link: http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/125/4/1256/

Induced Sputum Assessment in New York City Firefighters Exposed to World Trade Center Dust
Fireman E, Lerman Y, Ganor E, Greif J, Fireman-Shoresh S, Lioy P, Banauch G, Weiden M, Kelly K, Prezant D [2004]. Environmental Health Perspectives 112(5): 1564-1569.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2004/7233/7233.html

The effects of the world trade center event on birth outcomes among term deliveries at three lower manhattan hospitals.
Lederman SA, Rauh V, Weiss L, Stein JL, Hoepner LA, Becker M, Perera FP [2004]. The effects of the world trade center event on birth outcomes among term deliveries at three lower manhattan hospitals. Environ Health Perspect. 2004 December; 112(17): 1772–1778.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2004/7348/abstract.html

Health and Environmental Consequences of the World Trade Center Disaster
Landrigan P, Lioy P, Thurston G, Berkowitz G, Chen LC, Chillrud S, Gavett S, Georgopoulos P, Geyh A, Levin S, Perera F, Rappaport S, Small C, NIEHS(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) Working Group [2004]. Environmental Health Perspectives 112(6): 731-739.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2004/6702/6702.html

Upper Respiratory Symptoms and Other Health Effects among Residents Living Near the World Trade Center Site after September 11, 2001
Lin S, Reibman J, Bowers J, Hwang SA, Hoerning A, Gomez M, Fitzgerald E [2004]. American Journal of Epidemiology 162: 499-507.
External Link: http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/162/6/499/

Occupational Asthma
Malo JL, Lemiere C, Gautrin D, Labrecque M. [2004]. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 10(1): 57-61.
External Link: http://www.co-pulmonarymedicine.com/pt/re/copulmonary/abstract.00063198-200401000-00010. htm

Clinic record review of pediatric asthmatic patients after September 11, 2001, does not support authors’ conclusions [correspondence]
Matte T [2004]. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 114(4): 989.
External Link: http://journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/ymai/home

Effects of Airborne World Trade Center Dust on Cytokine Release by Primary Human Lung Cells in Vitro
Payne JP, Kemp SJ, Dewar A, Goldstraw P, Kendall M, Chen LC, Tetley TD [2004]. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 46(5): 420-427.
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200405000-00004.htm

Early Respiratory Abnormalities in Emergency Services Police Officers at the World Trade Center Site
Salzman S, Moosavy F, Miskoff J, Friedmann P, Fried G, Rosen M [2004]. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 46(2): 113-122.
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200402000-00004.htm

Respiratory Symptoms and Physiologic Assessment of Ironworkers at the World Trade Center Disaster Site
Skloot G, Goldman M, Fischler D, Goldman C, Schechter C, Levin S, Teirstein A [2004]. CHEST 125:1248-1255.
External Link: http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/125/4/1248/

Increased Incidence of Life-Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmias in Implantable Defibrillator Patients After the World Trade Center Attack
Steinberg J, Arshad A, Kowalski M, Kukar A, Suma V, Vloka M, Ehlert F, Herweg B, Donnelly J, Philip J, Reed G, Rozanski A [2004]. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 44(6): 1261-1264.
External Link: http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/abstract/44/6/1261

Clinical deterioration in pediatric asthmatic patients after September 11, 2001
Szema A, Khedkar M, Maloney P, Takach P, Nickels M, Patel H, Modugno F, Tso A, Lin D [2004]. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 113(3): 420-426.
External Link: http://www.jacionline.org/article/PIIS0091674903027775/abstract?browse_
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Persistent Hyperreactivity and Reactive Airway Dysfunction in Firefighters at the World Trade Center
Banauch G, Alleyne D, Sanchez R, Olender K,  Cohen H, Weiden M, Kelly K, Prezant D [2003]. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 168: 54-62.
External Link: http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/168/1/54/

The World Trade Center Disaster and Intrauterine Growth Restriction
Berkowitz G, Wolff M, Janevic T, Holzman I, Yehuda R, Landrigan P [2003]. Journal of the American Medical Association 290(5): 595-596.
External Link: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/290/5/595-a

World Trade Center Rescue Worker Injury and Illness Surveillance, New York, 2001
Berrios-Torres S, Greenko J, Phillips M, Miller J, Treadwell T, Ikeda R [2003]. American Journal of Preventative Medicine 25(2): 79-87.
External Link: http://www.ajpm-online.net/article/PIIS0749379703001107/abstract

Site Management of Health Issues in the 2001 World Trade Center Disaster
Bradt, D [2003]. Academic Emergency Medicine 10(6): 650-660.
External Link: http://www.aemj.org/cgi/content/abstract/10/6/650

Relationship of Self-Reported Asthma Severity and Urgent Health Care Utilization to Psychological Sequelae of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center Among New York City Area Residents
Fagan J, Galea S, Ahern J, Bonner S, Vlahov D [2003]. Psychosomatic Medicine 65(6): 993-996.
External Link: http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/cgi/content/abstract/65/6/993/

Cough and Bronchial Responsiveness in Firefighters at the World Trade Center Site (correspondence)
Hanson B, Sztern B [2003]. N Engl J Med 348(1): 76-77.
External Link: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/348/1/76

Cough and Bronchial Responsiveness in Firefighters at the World Trade Center Site (correspondence)
Lange J [2003]. N Engl J Med 348(1):76-77.
External Link: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/348/1/76#r1

Health Effects of Local Residents Near the World Trade Center: Have They Been Forgotten? [letter to the editor]
Lange, JH [2003]. J Occup Environ Med 45(5): 465.
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/toc.00043764-200305000-00000.htm

Reactive Fallout of World Trade Center Dust
Nemery B [2003]. American Journal of Repiratory and Critical Care Medicine 168: 2-3.
External Link: http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/168/1/2/

Cough and Bronchial Responsiveness in Firefighters at the World Trade Center Site (correspondence)
Prezant D, Weiden M, Kelly K [2003]. N Engl J Med 348(1): 76-77.
External Link: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/348/1/76

Granulomatous Pneumonitis Following Exposure to the World Trade Center Collapse
Safirstein B, Klukowicz A, Miller R, Teirstein A [2003]. CHEST 123: 301-304.
External Link: http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/123/1/301/

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WTC dust may cause respiratory problems
Betts K [2002]. Environmental Science & Technology 36(13): 270A-273A.
External Link: http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-a/36/i13/toc/toc_i13.html

World Trade Center Cough
Chen LC, Thurston G [2002]. The Lancet 360(Suppl 1): s37-s38.
External Link: http://www.thelancet.com/

The Absence of Rhabdomyolsis-Induced Renal Failure Following the World Trade Center Collapse
Goldfard D, Chung S [2002]. The American Journal of Medicine 113: 260.
External Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TDC-46MCCGG-T&_user=10&_
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Mind and matter: OEM and the World Trade Center
Kipen HM, Gochfeld M [2002]. Occup Environ Med 59: 145-146.
External Link: http://oem.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/59/3/145/

World Trade Center disaster effect on blood pressure
Lipsky S, Pickering T, Gerin W [2002]. Blood Pressure Monitoring 7: 249.
External Link: http://www.bpmonitoring.com/pt/re/bpm/toc.00126097-200208000-00000.htm

Assessing the Health of Immigrant Workers Near Ground Zero: Preliminary Results of the World Trade Center Day Laborer Medical Monitoring Project
Malievskaya E, Rosenberg N, Markowitz S [2002]. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 42(6): 548-549.
External Link: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/100520074/ABSTRACT

Cough and Bronchial Responsiveness in Firefighters at the World Trade Center Site
Prezant D, Weiden M, Banauch G, McGuinness G, Rom W, Aldrich T, Kelly K [2002]. N Engl J Med 347(11): 806-815.
External Link: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/347/11/806

Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia in a New York City Firefighter Exposed to World Trade Center Dust
Rom W, Weiden M, Garcia R, Yie TA, VathesaTogkit P, Tse D, McGuinness G, Roggli V, Prezant D [2002]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 166: 797-800.
External Link: http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/166/6/797/

Firefighter Safety and Health Issues at the World Trade Center Site
Spadafora R [2002]. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 42(6):532-538.
External Link: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/100520077/ABSTRACT

Researchers Probe Health Consequences Following the World Trade Center Attack
Stephenson J [2002]. Journal of the American Medical Association 288(10): 1219-1221.
External Link: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/288/10/1219

Health Effects and Occupational Exposures Among Office Workers Near the World Trade Center Disaster Site
Trout D, Nimgade A, Mueller C, Hall R, Earnest GS [2002]. J Occup Environ Med 44(7): 601-605.
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200207000-00003.htm

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New York City Department of Health Response to Terrorist Attack, September 11, 2001
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [2001]. MMWR 50(38): 821-822.
External Link: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5038a1.htm

Health Consequences of the 11 September 2001 Attacks (editorial)
Landrigan P [2001]. Environmental Health Perspectives 109(11): A514-A515.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2001/109-11/editorial.html

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