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Development of health and wellness programs for combination fire departments popular

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Tiffany, Phillip A.
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, physical fitness programs, medical programs, medical risks, heart function, peer fitness training, combination fire department%0a

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Acute effects of firefighting on arterial stiffness and blood flow

http://vmj.sagepub.com/content/16/2/113.short
Author: Christopher A Fahs, Huimin Yan, Sushant Ranadive, Lindy M Rossow,
Date Published: April 2011
Publisher: Vascular Medicine
Keywords: stress reduction, firefighter

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Cardiorespiratory fitness and the metabolic syndrome in firefighters.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19578075
Author: Donovan R, Nelson T, Peel J, Lipsey T, Voyles W, Israel RG.
Date Published: October 2009
Publisher: Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University
Keywords: procedures, firefighter

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Cardiovascular and thermal consequences of protective clothing: a comparison of clothed and unclothed states

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Author: Fogarty, Alison L. , Armstrong, Karen A. , Gordon, Christopher J. , Groeller, Herbert , Woods, Brian
Date Published: August 2004
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heat stress, heart function, protective clothing%0a

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Cardiovascular Disease in US Firefighters: A Systematic Review.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21646874
Author: Soteriades ES, Smith DL, Tsismenakis AJ, Baur DM, Kales SN.
Date Published: July - Aug 2011
Publisher: Department of Environmental Health, Environmental and Occupational Medicine
Keywords: volunteer departments, fire

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Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer and Reproductive Hazards in Firefighters

http://synapse.koreamed.org/DOIx.php?id=10.5124/jkma.2008.51.12.1097&vmode=FULL
Author: Ah Reum Han, MD; John A. Linton, MD
Date Published: December 2008
Publisher: Journal of the Korean Medical Association
Keywords: toronto mortality study , firefighter

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Cardiovascular Fitness in Firefighters.

http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200005000-00001.htm;jsessionid=GG2phvGQPd2Rj4Y380vyDTzT218Dk4KmHT2D9HkJpJlCXmdy1Z43!434772722!181195629!8091!-1
Author: Kales, Stefanos N.; Christiani, David C.
Date Published: May 2000
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Keywords: Initiative 6, cardiovascular fitness, heart function%0a

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Cardiovascular risk factors among career firefighters

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19894672
Author: Drew-Nord DC, Hong O, Froelicher ES
Date Published: October 2009
Publisher: Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing, Community Health Systems, Un
Keywords: physical demands, firefighting

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Cardiovascular risk markers in firefighters: a longitudinal study

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Author: Crouse, Stephen F., Green, John Scott, and Womack, John Wade
Date Published: October 2000
Publisher: Cardiovascular Reviews and Reports
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heart function, cardiovascular risk%0a

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Cardiovascular risks in firefighters: implications for occupational health nurse practice

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14979617
Author: Byczek L, Walton SM, Conrad KM, Reichelt PA, Samo DG
Date Published: February 2004
Publisher: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Keywords: None

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Cardiovascular risks in firefighters: implications for occupational health nurse practice.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=14979617&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Byczek L, Walton SM, Conrad KM, Reichelt PA, Samo DG.
Date Published: February 2004
Publisher: American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal
Keywords: Initiative 2, Initiative 6, medical risks, heart function, cardiovascular risks, risk study%0a

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Cardiovascular Risks of Wildland Firefighting

http://www.firejock.com/articles/Cardiovascular%20Risks%20of%20Wildland%20Firefighting.htm
Author: Sharkey, Brian, J.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: USDA Forest Service Technology & Development Center: Missoula, MT
Keywords: Initiative 6, heart function, medical risks, wildland firefighting risks

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Effect of Live-Fire Training Drills on Firefighters’ Platelet Number and Function

http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/10903127.2010.545477
Author: Denise L. Smith, PhD, Steven J. Petruzzello, PhD, Eric Goldstein, MPP, Uzma Ahmad, MD, Krishnarao Ta
Date Published: April - June 2011
Publisher: University of Illinois Fire Service Institute
Keywords: recruit training, firefighter

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Emergency Duties and Deaths from Heart Disease among Firefighters in the United States

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/356/12/1207
Author: Kales, Soteriades, Christophi, Christiani
Date Published: March 22, 2007
Publisher: New England Journal of Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heart function, Initiative 2, environmental risks%0a%0a

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Emergency duties and deaths from heart disease among firefighters in the United States.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17377158
Author: Kales SN, Soteriades ES, Christophi CA, Christiani DC
Date Published: March 22, 2011
Publisher: Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School,
Keywords: physical health, firefighting

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Firefighter Heart Presumption Retirements in Massachusetts 1997-2004

http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200610000-00013.htm;jsessionid=G4QQ1TFgGpT0LJJQMyLQSvy2y09rGGbwMpL2q9v8hh38LLC4NVzr!-1465501618!-949856144!8091!-1
Author: Holder, Stallings, Peeples, Burress, Kales
Date Published: Oct. 2006
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, heart function, medical risks%0a

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Firefighter heart presumption retirements in Massachusetts 1997-2004.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17033504
Author: Holder JD, Stallings LA, Peeples L, Burress JW, Kales SN.
Date Published: October 2006
Publisher: The Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School
Keywords: prevention, firefighter

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Firefighters and Heart Disease

http://www.ajph.org/cgi/reprint/82/8/1175?ijkey=ea50c514e2d173a16dad5b5e7ccf5cc2fe2420e1&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha
Author: James K. Friel and Michale Stones
Date Published: Vol 82 (8) Aug 1992
Publisher: American Journal of Public Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, heart function, medical risks%0a

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Firefighters and on-duty deaths from coronary heart disease: a case control study

http://www.ehjournal.net/content/pdf/1476-069X-2-14.pdf
Author: Stefanos N Kales Elpidoforos, S Soteriades; Stavros G Christoudias, and David C Christiani
Date Published: 2003, 2:14
Publisher: Environmental Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heart function, coronary heart disease, heart attack death factors, at-

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Firefighting and Death from Cardiovascular Causes

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/356/12/1261
Author: Linda Rosenstock and Jorn Olsen
Date Published: Volume 356:1261-126
Publisher: New England Journal of Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heart function, firefighter fatalities, cardiovascular causes%0a

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Heart rate and ECG responses of fire fighters.

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Author: Barnard RJ, Duncan HW.
Date Published: April 1975
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical risks, heart rate, heart function, ECG responses%0a

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Heart rate response of firefighters to actual emergencies. Implications for cardiorespiratory fitness

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1506937&dopt=Citation
Author: Sothmann, MS; Saupe, K; Jasenof, D; Blaney, J
Date Published: 1992 Aug;34(8):797-8
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, heart rate, heart function, cardiorespiratory fitness%0a

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Job stress, cardio and psychological stressors

http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=19887&bFlag=0&ID=8
Author: Tepper-A; Mueller-C; Hurrell-JJ, Jr.; Kang-D
Date Published: August 1994
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heart function, Initiative 13, mental health risks, job stress, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices%0a

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Mortality in Florida professional firefighters, 1972 to 1999.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15898094
Author: Ma F, Fleming LE, Lee DJ, Trapido E, Gerace TA, Lai H, Lai S.
Date Published: June 2005
Publisher: Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School
Keywords: prevention, firefighting

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