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2011

Respiratory protective equipment, mask use, and respiratory outcomes among World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers.
Antao VC, Pallos LL, Shim YK, Sapp JH 2nd, Brackbill RM, Cone JE, Stellman SD, Farfel MR. Am J Ind Med. 2011 Sep 19.

Lung pathologic findings in a local residential and working community exposed to World Trade Center dust, gas, and fumes.
Caplan-Shaw CE, Yee H, Rogers L, Abraham JL, Parsia SS, Naidich DP, Borczuk A, Moreira A, Shiau MC, Ko JP, Brusca-Augello G, Berger KI, Goldring RM, Reibman J. J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Sep;53(9):981-91.

Comparison of health outcomes among affiliated and lay disaster volunteers enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry.
Debchoudhury I, Welch AE, Fairclough MA, Cone JE, Brackbill RM, Stellman SD, Farfel MR. Prev Med. 2011 Sep 10.

Epidemiology of respiratory health outcomes among world trade center disaster workers: review of the literature 10 years after the september 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Ekenga CC, Friedman-Jiménez G. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Sep;5 Suppl 2:S189-96.

9/11-related experiences and tasks of landfill and barge workers: qualitative analysis from the World Trade Center Health Registry.
Ekenga CC, Scheu KE, Cone JE, Stellman SD, Farfel MR. BMC Public Health. 2011 May 16;11:321.

Case-control study of lung function in World Trade Center Health Registry area residents and workers.
Friedman SM, Maslow CB, Reibman J, Pillai PS, Goldring RM, Farfel MR, Stellman SD, Berger KI. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Sep 1;184(5):582-9.

Mortality among survivors of the Sept 11, 2001, World Trade Center disaster: results from the World Trade Center Health Registry cohort.
Jordan HT, Brackbill RM, Cone JE, Debchoudhury I, Farfel MR, Greene CM, Hadler JL, Kennedy J, Li J, Liff J, Stayner L, Stellman SD. Lancet. 2011 Sep 3;378(9794):879-87.

Heart disease among adults exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center disaster: Results from the World Trade Center Health Registry.
Jordan HT, Miller-Archie SA, Cone JE, Morabia A, Stellman SD. Prev Med. 2011 Oct 28.

Sarcoidosis diagnosed after September 11, 2001, among adults exposed to the World Trade Center disaster.
Jordan HT, Stellman SD, Prezant D, Teirstein A, Osahan SS, Cone JE. J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Sep;53(9):966-74.

Gastroesophageal reflux symptoms and comorbid asthma and posttraumatic stress disorder following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on world trade center in new york city.
Li J, Brackbill RM, Stellman SD, Farfel MR, Miller-Archie SA, Friedman S, Walker DJ, Thorpe LE, Cone J. Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Nov;106(11):1933-41. Epub 2011 Sep 6.

FE NO concentrations in World Trade Center responders and controls, 6 years post-9/11.
Mauer MP, Hoen R, Jourd'heuil D. Lung. 2011 Aug;189(4):295-303. Epub 2011 Jun 12.

Comorbid trends in world trade center cough syndrome and probable posttraumatic stress disorder in firefighters.
Niles JK, Webber MP, Gustave J, Cohen HW, Zeig-Owens R, Kelly KJ, Glass L, Prezant DJ. Chest. 2011 Nov;140(5):1146-54. Epub 2011 May 5.

Inflammatory Biomarkers Predict Airflow Obstruction After Exposure to World Trade Center Dust.
Nolan A, Naveed B, Comfort AL, Ferrier N, Hall CB, Kwon S, Kasturiarachchi KJ, Cohen HW, Zeig-Owens R, Glaser MS, Webber MP, Aldrich TK, Rom WN, Kelly K, Prezant DJ, Weiden MD. Chest. 2011 Oct 13.

Short-term and medium-term health effects of 9/11.
Perlman SE, Friedman S, Galea S, Nair HP, Eros-Sarnyai M, Stellman SD, Hon J, Greene CM. Lancet. 2011 Sep 3;378(9794):925-34. Review.

Editorial: gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in 9/11 survivors and workers: insights gained from tragic losses.
Sayuk GS, Drossman DA. Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Nov;106(11):1942-5.

Unique features of obstructive sleep apnea in World Trade Center responders with aerodigestive disorders.
Sunderram J, Udasin I, Kelly-McNeil K, Ko S, Cepeda C, Marroccoli B, Perret C, Ohman-Strickland P, Scardella A, Kipen H. J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Sep;53(9):975-80.

Trends in respiratory diagnoses and symptoms of firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disaster: 2005-2010.
Weakley J, Webber MP, Gustave J, Kelly K, Cohen HW, Hall CB, Prezant DJ. Prev Med. 2011 Sep 10.

Physician-Diagnosed Respiratory Conditions and Mental Health Symptoms Seven to Nine Years Following the World Trade Center Disaster.
Webber MP, Glaser MS, Weakley J, Soo J, Ye F, Zeig-Owens R, Weiden MD, Nolan A, Aldrich TK, Kelly K, Prezant D. Am J Ind Med. 2011 Sep 1;54(9):661-671.

Persistence of multiple illnesses in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers: a cohort study.
Wisnivesky JP, Teitelbaum SL, Todd AC, Boffetta P, Crane M, Crowley L, de la Hoz RE, Dellenbaugh C, Harrison D, Herbert R, Kim H, Jeon Y, Kaplan J, Katz C, Levin S, Luft B, Markowitz S, Moline JM, Ozbay F, Pietrzak RH, Shapiro M, Sharma V, Skloot G, Southwick S, Stevenson LA, Udasin I, Wallenstein S, Landrigan PJ. Lancet. 2011 Sep 3;378(9794):888-97.

Interactive effect of cigarette smoke extract and world trade center dust particles on airway cell cytotoxicity.
Xu A, Prophete C, Chen LC, Emala CW, Cohen MD. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2011 Jan;74(14):887-902.

Early assessment of cancer outcomes in New York City firefighters after the 9/11 attacks: an observational cohort study.
Zeig-Owens R, Webber MP, Hall CB, Schwartz T, Jaber N, Weakley J, Rohan TE, Cohen HW, Derman O, Aldrich TK, Kelly K, Prezant DJ. Lancet. 2011 Sep 3;378(9794):898-905.

Odor identification ability and self-reported upper respiratory symptoms in workers at the post-9/11 World Trade Center site.
Altman KW, Desai SC, Moline J, de la Hoz RE, Herbert R, Gannon PJ, Doty RL. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2011 Feb;84(2):131-7. Epub 2010 Jun 30.

Occupational lower airway disease in relation to World Trade Center inhalation exposure.
de la Hoz RE. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Apr;11(2):97-102.

Mortality among survivors of the Sept 11, 2001, World Trade Center disaster: results from the World Trade Center Health Registry cohort
Jordan HT, Brackbill RM, Cone JE, Debchoudhury I, Farfel MR, Greene CM, Hadler JL, Kennedy J, Li J, Liff J, Stayner L, Stellman SD. The Lancet. 2011 Sept 3; 378(9794):879-887

Adverse health consequences of US Government responses to the 2001 terrorist attacks
Levy BS, Sidel VW. The Lancet. 2011 Sept 3; 378(9794): 944-952

Unusual ciliary abnormalities in three 9/11 response workers.
McMahon JT, Aslam R, Schell SE. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2011 Jan;120(1):40-8.

Medical Care for Workers Exposed to the WTC Disaster
Melius JM. The Lancet. 2011 Sept 3; 378(9794):854-855

Short-term and medium-term health effects of 9/11
Perlman SE, Friedman S, Galea S, Nair HP, Erős-Sarnyai M, Stellman SD, Hon J, Greene CM. The Lancet. 2011 Sept 3; 378(9794): 925-934

Respiratory symptoms were associated with lower spirometry results during the first examination of WTC responders.
Udasin I, Schechter C, Crowley L, Sotolongo A, Gochfeld M, Luft B, Moline J, Harrison D, Enright P. J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Jan;53(1):49-54.

Persistence of multiple illnesses in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers: a cohort study
Wisnivesky JP, Teitelbaum SL, Todd AC, Boffetta P, Crane M, Crowley L, de la Hoz RE, Dellenbaugh C, Harrison D, Herbert R, Kim H, Jeon Y, Kaplan J, Katz C, Levin S, Luft B, Markowitz S, Moline JM, Ozbay F, Pietrzak RH, Shapiro M, Sharma V, Skloot G, Southwick S, Stevenson LA, Udasin I, Wallenstein S, Landrigan PJ. The Lancet. 2011 Sept 3; 378(9794):888-897

Early assessment of cancer outcomes in New York City firefighters after the 9/11 attacks: an observational cohort study
Zeig-Owens R, Webber MP, Hall CB, Schwartz T, Jaber N, Weakley J, Rohan TE, Cohen HW, Derman O, Aldrich TK, Kelly K, Prezant DJ. The Lancet. 2011 Sept 3; 378(9794):898-905

2010

Lung function in rescue workers at the World Trade Center after 7 years.
Aldrich TK, et al. N Engl J Med. 2010 Apr 8;362(14):1263-72.

Accelerated spirometric decline in New York City firefighters with a¹-antitrypsin deficiency.
Banauch GI, Brantly M, Izbicki G, Hall C, Shanske A, Chavko R, Santhyadka G, Christodoulou V, Weiden MD, Prezant DJ. Chest. 2010 Nov;138(5):1116-24. Epub 2010 Jul 15.

Quality of life in relation to upper and lower respiratory conditions among retired 9/11-exposed firefighters with pulmonary disability.
Berninger A, Webber MP, Weakley J, Gustave J, Zeig-Owens R, Lee R, Al-Othman F, Cohen HW, Kelly K, Prezant DJ. Qual Life Res. 2010 Dec;19(10):1467-76. Epub 2010 Jul 31.

Sarcoidosis in world trade center rescue workers presenting with rheumatologic manifestations.
Bowers B, Hasni S, Gruber BL. J Clin Rheumatol. 2010 Jan;16(1):26-7.

“Sarcoid like” granulomatous pulmonary disease in World Trade Center disaster responders
E. Crowley MD,*, Robin Herbert MD, Jacqueline M. Moline MD, MSc, Sylvan Wallenstein PhD, Gauri Shukla MPH, Clyde Schechter MD, Gwen S. Skloot MD, Iris Udasin MD, Benjamin J. Luft MD, Denise Harrison MD, Moshe Shapiro MS, Karen Wong MPH, Henry S. Sacks MD, PhD, Philip J. Landrigan MD, MSc, Alvin S. Teirstein MD
Article first published online: 22 DEC 2010 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20924 American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Long-term outcomes of acute irritant-induced asthma and World Trade Center-related lower airway disease.
de la Hoz RE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Jan 1;181(1):95-6.

Occupational asthma and lower airway disease among World Trade Center workers and volunteers.
de la Hoz RE. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2010 Jul;10(4):287-94.

Occupational rhinosinusitis and upper airway disease: the world trade center experience.
de la Hoz RE, Shohet MR, Cohen JM. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2010 Mar;10(2):77-83.

Lung Disease in World Trade Center Responders Exposed to Dust and Smoke - Carbon Nanotubes Found in the Lungs of WTC Patients and Dust Samples
Environ Health Perspect 118(4): Vol 118 (4) April, 499-504, 2010.

Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea among former world trade center rescue workers and volunteers.
de la Hoz RE, Aurora RN, Landsbergis P, Bienenfeld LA, Afilaka AA, Herbert R. J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Jan;52(1):29-32.

Quality of spirometry performed by 13,599 participants in the world trade center worker and volunteer medical screening program.
Enright PL, Skloot GS, Cox-Ganser JM, Udasin IG, Herbert R. Respir Care. 2010 Mar;55(3):303-9.

Pulmonary disorders, including vocal cord dysfunction.
Greenberger PA, Grammer LC. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Feb;125(2 Suppl 2):S248-54.

Respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations after the World Trade Center disaster.
Lin S, Gomez MI, Gensburg L, Liu W, Hwang SA. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2010 Jan-Mar 1;65(1):12-20.

Lower respiratory symptoms among residents living near the World Trade Center, two and four years after 9/11.
Lin S, Jones R, Reibman J, Morse D, Hwang SA. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2010 Jan-Mar;16(1):44-52.

Long-term respiratory symptoms in World Trade Center responders.
Mauer MP, Cummings KR, Hoen R. Occup Med (Lond). 2010 Mar;60(2):145-51. Epub 2009 Dec 24.

Impulse oscillometry and respiratory symptoms in world trade center responders, 6 years post-9/11.
Mauer MP, Cummings KR. Lung. 2010 Apr;188(2):107-13. Epub 2009 Dec 12.

Asthma and lower respiratory symptoms in New York State employees who responded to the World Trade Center disaster.
Mauer MP, Herdt-Losavio ML, Carlson GA. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2010 Jan;83(1):21-7. Epub 2009 Nov 5.

Emerging exposures and respiratory health: World Trade Center dust.
Rom WN, Reibman J, Rogers L, Weiden MD, Oppenheimer B, Berger K, Goldring R, Harrison D, Prezant D. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2010 May;7(2):142-5.

Obstructive Airways Disease With Air Trapping Among Firefighters Exposed to World Trade Center Dust
Weiden MD, Ferrier N, Nolan A, et al. CHEST. 2010 March; 137(3): 566-574

Case report: Lung disease in World Trade Center responders exposed to dust and smoke: carbon nanotubes found in the lungs of World Trade Center patients and dust samples.
Wu M, Gordon RE, Herbert R, Padilla M, Moline J, Mendelson D, Litle V, Travis WD, Gil J. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Apr;118(4):499-504.

2009

Respiratory tract symptoms and illnesses in rescue and clearance workers after the World Trade Center catastrophe
Aro L, Sauni R, Lusa S, Lindholm H, Uitti J. Duodecim. 2009;125(16):1709-16.

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].

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

Otolaryngologic symptoms in persons exposed to World Trade Center dust and particle pollutants: a case for caution in declaring a diagnosis of WTC syndrome.
Chandran SK, Hawkshaw MJ, Sataloff RT. Ear Nose Throat J. 2009 Aug;88(8):1067-73.

Atopy and upper and lower airway disease among former World Trade Center workers and volunteers.
de la Hoz RE, Shohet MR, Wisnivesky JP, Bienenfeld LA, Afilaka AA, Herbert R. J Occup Environ Med. 2009 Sep;51(9):992-5.

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.

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].

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].

Asthma following the 2001 World Trade Center attack.
Miller A. JAMA. 2009 Dec 2;302(21):2319; author reply 2319-20.

World Trade Center multiple myeloma: police responders only?
Miller A. J Occup Environ Med. 2009 Dec;51(12):1357; author reply 1357-8.

Longitudinal assessment of spirometry in World Trade Center responders.
Miller A, Mann J. Chest. 2009 Oct;136(4):1182-3; author reply 1183.

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].

Protecting Disaster Site, Support, and Recovery Workers — A Brief Comment.
Newman DM. New Solutions. 2009; 19(1): 5-8.

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.

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].

Lessons learned for pediatric disaster preparedness from September 11, 2001: New York City trauma centers.
Stamell EF, Foltin GL, Nadler EP. J Trauma. 2009 Aug;67(2 Suppl):S84-7.

Post 9/11: high asthma rates among children in Chinatown, New York.
Szema AM, Savary KW, Ying BL, Lai K. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2009 Nov-Dec;30(6):605-11. Epub 2009 Sep 18.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Immunologic lung disease.
Greenberger PA [2008]. Immunologic lung disease. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2008 February; 121(2): S393-S397

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

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

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.

Incidence of New Onset Asthma after the WTC Disaster.
Miller A. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2008 July; 116(7):A286.

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

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

Pulmonary and Airway Complications Related to September 11th.
Prezant DJ, Levin S, Kelly KJ, Aldrich TK [2008]. In: Interstitial Pulmonary and Bronchiolar Disorders, Pgs 573-590. Edited by Lynch JP; Lung Biology in Health and Disease Vol 227 Ex Editor Lenfant C. Informa Healthcare USA Inc., New York.

Upper and Lower Respiratory Diseases after Occupational and Environmental Disasters.
Prezant DJ, Levin S, Kelly KJ, Aldrich TK. Mt Sinai J Med. 2008 Mar-Apr;75(2):89-100.

World Trade Center Cough Syndrome and its Treatment.
Prezant DJ. Lung. 2008;186:94S-102S.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Sarcoidosis.
Iannuzzi MC, Rybicki BA, Teirstein AS [2007]. Sarcoidosis. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2007 November; 357 (21): 2153-2165.

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

World Trade Center health Impacts on FDNY Rescue Workers – a six year assessment, September 2001 to 2007.
Kelly KJ, Niles J, McLaughlin MT, Carrol S, Corrigan M, Al-Othman F, and Prezant DJ. Fire Department of the City of New York, October 2007.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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]

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]

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

The Legacy of World Trade Center Dust
Samet JM, Geyh AS, Utell MJ [2007]. The New England Journal of Medicine 356(22): 2233-36

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.

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/

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

September 11, 2001, Revisited
Feeney J, Goldberg R, Blumenthal J, Wallack M [2005]. Archives of Surgery 140: 1068-1073.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2004

World Trade Center rescuers face lung distress
Ault A [2004]. The Lancet 363:1614.

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.

EH Update: World Trade Center Panel Formed to Review Health Protection
Journal of Environmental Health 66(10): 41-42.

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.

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.

Induced sputum assessment in New York City firefighters exposed to World Trade Center dust.
Fireman EM, Lerman Y, Ganor E, Greif J, Fireman-Shoresh S, Lioy PJ, Banauch GI, Weiden M, Kelly KJ, Prezant DJ. Environ Health Perspect. 2004 Nov;112(15):1564-9.

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.

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.

Occupational Asthma
Malo JL, Lemiere C, Gautrin D, Labrecque M. [2004]. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 10(1): 57-61.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

World Trade Center dust and airway reactivity.
Truncale T, Brooks S, Prezant DJ, Banauch GI, Nemery B. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Apr 1;169(7):883-4; author reply 884-5.

2003

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.

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.

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.

Site Management of Health Issues in the 2001 World Trade Center Disaster
Bradt, D [2003]. Academic Emergency Medicine 10(6): 650-660.

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.

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.

Cough and Bronchial Responsiveness in Firefighters at the World Trade Center Site (correspondence)
Lange J [2003]. N Engl J Med 348(1):76-77.

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.

Reactive Fallout of World Trade Center Dust
Nemery B [2003]. American Journal of Repiratory and Critical Care Medicine 168: 2-3.

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.

Granulomatous Pneumonitis Following Exposure to the World Trade Center Collapse
Safirstein B, Klukowicz A, Miller R, Teirstein A [2003]. CHEST 123: 301-304.

2002

Injuries and illnesses among New York City Fire Department rescue workers after responding to the World Trade Center attacks.
Banauch GI, McLaughlin M, Hirschhorn R, Corrigan M, Kelly KJ, Prezant DJ. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2002 Sep 11;51 Spec No:1-5.

WTC dust may cause respiratory problems
Betts K [2002]. Environmental Science & Technology 36(13): 270A-273A.

World Trade Center Cough
Chen LC, Thurston G [2002]. The Lancet 360(Suppl 1): s37-s38.

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.

Mind and matter: OEM and the World Trade Center
Kipen HM, Gochfeld M [2002]. Occup Environ Med 59: 145-146.

World Trade Center disaster effect on blood pressure
Lipsky S, Pickering T, Gerin W [2002]. Blood Pressure Monitoring 7: 249.

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.

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.

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.

Firefighter Safety and Health Issues at the World Trade Center Site
Spadafora R [2002]. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 42(6):532-538.

Researchers Probe Health Consequences Following the World Trade Center Attack
Stephenson J [2002]. Journal of the American Medical Association 288(10): 1219-1221.

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.