TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Evolution of lower respiratory symptoms in New York police officers after 9/11: a prospective longitudinal study
JO  - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
A1  - Buyantseva, Larisa V.
A1  - Tulchinsky, Mark
A1  - Kapalka, George M.
A1  - Chinchilli, Vernon M.
A1  - Qian, Zhengmin
A1  - Gillio, Robert
A1  - Roberts, Arthur
A1  - Bascom, Rebecca
SP  - 310
EP  - 317
VL  - 49
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: We studied the evolution of lower respiratory symptoms at 1 month (initial) and 19 months (follow-up) after the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 (9/11). METHODS: A total of 1588 New York police officers completed initial self-administered questionnaires. The level of 9/11 exposure and pre-9/11 health was available in 1373. Of those, 471 (426 with no pre-9/11 chronic respiratory disease) completed a follow-up telephone survey. RESULTS: Prevalence of cough was 43.5% at both initial and follow-up assessments, but increased were the prevalence of phlegm (14.4% to 30.7%, P<0.001), shortness of breath (18.9% to 43.6%, P<0.001), and wheeze (13.1% to 25.9%, P<0.001). Rates of delayed-onset (present on follow-up assessment only) cough, phlegm, shortness of breath, and wheeze were 21%, 21.9%, 31.7%, and 17.3%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Most of the lower respiratory symptoms increased between 1 month and 19 months after 9/11.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1076-2752
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e318032256e
ID  - ref1
ER  -