Suggested Reading

Respiratory Protective Equipment, Mask Use, and Respiratory Outcomes Among World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers.

Antao VC, Pallos LL, Shim YK et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2011 Sep 19. doi: 10.1002/ajim.21009. [Epub ahead of print]

Trends in Probable PTSD in Firefighters Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster, 2001-2010..

Soo J, Webber MP, Gustave J et al. Disaster Medicine Public Health Preparedness. 2011 Sep;5 Suppl 2:S197-203. Epub 2011 Sep 7.

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 et al. Lancet. 2011 Sep 3;378(9794):898-905.

Persistence of Multiple Illnesses in World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers: A Cohort Study.

Wisnivesky JP, Teitelbaum SL, Todd AC et al. Lancet. 2011 Sep 3;378(9794):888-97.

Pulmonary Function in a Cohort of New York City Police Department Emergency Responders Since the 2001 World Trade Center Disaster.

Kleinman EJ, Cucco RA, Martinez C et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2011 Jun;53(6):618-26.

The Impact of the World Trade Center Attack on FDNY Firefighter Retirement, Disabilities, and Pension Benefits.

Niles JK, Webber MP, Gustave J et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2011 May 6. doi: 10.1002/ajim.20965. [Epub ahead of print]

Prevalence and Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Utility Workers Deployed to the World Trade Center Following the Attacks of September 11, 2001.

Cukor J, Wyka K, Jayasinghe N et al. Depression and Anxiety. 2010 Dec 13.

"Sarcoid like" Granulomatous Pulmonary Disease in World Trade Center Disaster Responders.

Crowley LE, Herbert R, Moline JM et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2010 Dec 22

Lung Function in Rescue Workers at the World Trade Center after 7 Years.

Aldrich TK, Gustave J, Hall CB et al. New England Journal of Medicine. 2010; 362(14): 1263-1272.

Asthma and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms 5 to 6 Years Following Exposure to the World Trade Center Terrorist Attack.

Brackbill RM, Hadler JL, DiGrande L et al. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009 Aug 5;302(5):502-16.

Longitudinal Assessment of Spirometry in the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring Program.

Skloot GS, Schechter CB, Herbert R et al. Chest. 2009 Feb;135(2):492-8.

Reflux Symptoms and Disorders and Pulmonary Disease in Former World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers and Volunteers.

Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 2008 Dec;50(12):1351-4.

Enduring Mental Health Morbidity and Social Function Impairment in World Trade Center Rescue, Recovery, and Cleanup Workers: The Psychological Dimension of an Environmental Health Disaster.

Stellman JM, Smith RP, Katz CL et al. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2008 Sep;116(9):1248-53.

NIOSH Science Blog: Respiratory Health Consequences Resulting from the Collapse of the WTC 

Dr. David Prezant, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Director of the Fire Department of New York World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program and Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
September 8, 2008

Enduring Mental Health Morbidity and Social Function Impairment in World Trade Center Rescue, Recovery and Clean-up Workers: The Psychological Dimension of an Environmental Health Disaster

Stellman J, Smith R, Katz C et al. [published online ahead of print May 20 2008] Environmental Health Perspectives. 2008.

Occupational toxicant inhalation injury: the World Trade Center (WTC) experience

de la Hoz RE, Shohet MR, Chasan R et. al. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2008. 81:479-85.

The legacy of World Trade Center dust

Samet J, Geyh AS, Utell MJ, et al. New England Journal of Medicine. 2007. 356:2233-2236.

World Trade Center "Sarcoid-Like" Granulomatous Pulmonary Disease in New York City Fire Department Workers 

Izbicki G, Chavko R, Banauch GI, et al. Chest. 2007. 131:1414-1423.

Differences in PTSD prevalence and associated risk factors among World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers

Perrin MA, DiGrande L, Wheeler K et al. The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2007. 164:1385-1394.

World Trade Center Cough Syndrome and Its Treatment

Prezant D. Lung. 2007. Nov 20 [Epub ahead of print]

Health effects in New York state personnel who responded to the world trade center disaster

Mauer MP, Cummings KR, Carlson GA. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007.49:1197-1205.

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 X, Massa J, Ashwell L, et. al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007. 49:1063-1072.

In their words: secondary traumatic stress in social workers responding to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City

Pulido ML. Social Work. 2007. 52:279-281.

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, et. al. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2007.

Surveillance of Workers Responding Under the National Response Plan

Mitchell CS, Gochfeld M, Shubert J, et. al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007. 49:922-927.

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, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2007. 115:A71-A72.

A peer-based assistance program for officers with the New York City Police Department: report of the effects of Sept. 11, 2001

Dowling FG, Moynihan G, Genet B, et al. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2006. 163:151-153.

Respiratory effects of inhalation exposure among workers during the clean-up effort at the World Trade Center disaster site

Herbstman JB, Frank R, Schwab M, et al. Environmental Research. 2005. 99:85-92.

Early respiratory abnormalities in emergency services police officers at the World Trade Center site

Salzman S, Moosavy FM, Miskoff JA, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2004. 46:113-122.

Respiratory symptoms and physiologic assessment of ironworkers at the World Trade Center disaster site

Skloot G, Goldman M, Fischler D, et al. Chest. 2004. 125:1248-1255.

Cough and bronchial responsiveness in firefighters at the World Trade Center site

Prezant DJ, Weiden M, Banauch GI, et al. New England Journal of Medicine. 2002. 347: 806-815.

Injuries and illnesses among NYC Fire Department rescue workers after responding to the WTC attacks

Banauch G, McLaughlin M, Hirschorn R, et al. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2002. 51:1-7.

WTC Scientific Bibliography