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- Title
Asthma and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms 5 to 6 Years Following Exposure to the World Trade Center Terrorist Attack.
- Authors
Brackbill, Robert M.; Hadler, James L.; DiGrande, Laura; Ekenga, Christine C.; Farfel, Mark R.; Friedman, Stephen; Perlman, Sharon E.; Stellman, Steven D.; Walker, Deborah J.; Wu, David; Shengchao Yu; Thorpe, Lorna E.
- Abstract
The article discusses a study which examined the risk factors for new asthma diagnoses and event-related post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms in adults after 5 to 6 years of exposure to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York. The study enrolled in 2003-2004 71,437 adults which include rescue and recovery worker, lower Manhattan resident, lower Manhattan office worker and passersby eligibility groups. The study found that 10.2% of participants with no history of asthma reported new asthma diagnoses following exposure to the terror attack. It was also found that intense dust cloud exposure during the attack was a major contributor to new asthma diagnoses in the groups studied. Also noted are the factors associated with PTS symptoms after exposure.
- Subjects
NEW York (N.Y.); NEW York (State); ASTHMA risk factors; POST-traumatic stress disorder; SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; WORLD Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001)
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2009, Vol 302, Issue 5, p502
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2009.1121