Bronchial Reactivity and Lung Function After World Trade Center Exposure

Background World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed rescue/recovery workers endured massive respiratory insult from inhalation of particulate matter and gases, resulting in respiratory symptoms, loss of lung function, and, for many, bronchial hyperreactivity (BHR). The persistence of respiratory symptoms an...

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Published in:	Chest Vol. 150; no. 6; pp. 1333 - 1340
Main Authors:	Aldrich, Thomas K., MD, Weakley, Jessica, MPH, Dhar, Sean, MD, Hall, Charles B., PhD, Crosse, Tesha, MS, Banauch, Gisela I., MD, Weiden, Michael D., MD, Izbicki, Gabriel, MD, Cohen, Hillel W., DrPH, Gupta, Aanchal, MD, King, Camille, RRT, Christodoulou, Vasilios, BA, Webber, Mayris P., DrPH, Zeig-Owens, Rachel, DrPH, Moir, William, MPH, Nolan, Anna, MD, Kelly, Kerry J., MD, Prezant, David J., MD
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-12-2016 American College of Chest Physicians
Subjects:	Adult airway disease asthma Bronchial Hyperreactivity - epidemiology Bronchial Hyperreactivity - physiopathology Bronchial Provocation Tests Disaster Medicine epidemiology Female firefighting Humans Inhalation Exposure - adverse effects Male Methacholine Chloride occupational diseases Occupational Diseases - epidemiology Occupational Diseases - physiopathology Occupational Exposure - adverse effects Prevalence Pulmonary/Respiratory Respiratory Function Tests September 11 Terrorist Attacks Surveys and Questionnaires provocative concentration of methacholine producing a 20% decline in FEV 1 airway disease methacholine challenge test occupational diseases WTC FDNY asthma firefighting lower limit of normal BHR LLN reactive airway dysfunction syndrome epidemiology PC20 World Trade Center RADS bronchial hyperreactivity Fire Department of the City of New York MCT
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