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A longitudinal study of pulmonary function in fire fighters

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Author: Tepper, Comstock, Levine
Date Published: 1991;20(3):307-16.
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, Initiative 2

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A mathematical model of the human respiratory system and breathing equipment

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Author: Tomlinson,Stephen and White, Graham
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: Fire Safety, Technology & Management
Keywords: Initiative 6, lung function, respiratory system, SCBA

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Acute and chronic effects of fire fighting on pulmonary function.

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Author: Loke J, Farmer W, Matthay RA, Putman CE, Smith GJ.
Date Published: March 1980
Publisher: Chest
Keywords: Initiative 2,environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function

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Acute effects of routine firefighting on lung function.

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Author: Sheppard D, Distefano S, Morse L, Becker C.
Date Published: 1986
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, Initiative 2, environmental risks

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Acute eosinophilic pneumonia in a New York City firefighter exposed to World Trade Center dust.

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Author: Rom WN, Weiden M, Garcia R, Yie TA, Vathesatogkit P, Tse DB, McGuinness G, Roggli V, Prezant D.
Date Published: September 2002
Publisher: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, World Trade Center, pneumonia, Initiative 2

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Adverse Respiratory Effects Following Overhaul in Firefighters

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Author: Burgess, Jefferey L.; Nanson, Christopher J.; Bolstad-Johnson, Dawn M. ; Gerkin, Richard; Hysong, Tr
Date Published: 43(5):467-473, May 2
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, respiratory function, Initiative 2, environmental risks, overhaul, medical risks

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Airway responsiveness of firefighters after smoke exposure.

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Author: Chia KS, Jeyaratnam J, Chan TB, Lim TK.
Date Published: August 1990
Publisher: British Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, smoke inhalation, tox

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Association Between Lung Function and Exposure to Smoke Among Firefighters at Prescribed Burns

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Author: James C. Slaughter,1 Jane Q. Koenig,1 and Timothy E. Reinhardt
Date Published: Januar y 2004
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Keywords: Initiative 6, lung function, smoke exposure, toxic exposures, Initiative 2, environmental risks, prescribed burns, wildland firefighting

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Cough and Bronchial Responsiveness in Firefighters at the World Trade Center Site

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Author: Prezant, Weiden, Banauch, McGuinness, Rom, Aldrich, Kelly
Date Published: Vol. 347, Sept. 12,
Publisher: New England Journal of Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, respiratory function, Initiative 2, situational risks 9-11 health risks

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Effect of protective filters on fire fighter respiratory health during simulated bushfire smoke exposure

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Author: De Vos AJ, Cook A, Devine B, Thompson PJ, Weinstein P.
Date Published: September 2006
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk protection, risk reduction practices, operational safety, wildland firefighting,

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Fitness Self-Perception and Vo2max in Firefighters

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Author: Peate, WF; Lundergan, L; Johnson, JJ
Date Published: 44(6):546-550, June
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, work capacity, aerobic capacity, lung function, physical fitness

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Health hazards of firefighters: acute pulmonary effects after toxic exposures.

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Author: Brandt-Rauf PW, Cosman B, Fallon LF Jr, Tarantini T, Idema C.
Date Published: Mar-89
Publisher: British Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, smoke inhalation, toxic exposure, lu

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Investigation of a unique time-space cluster of sarcoidosis in firefighters

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Author: Kern, DG; Neill, MA; Wrenn, DS; Varone, JC
Date Published: Vol. 148, Oct. 1993
Publisher: American Review of Respiratory Disease
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, sarcoidosis

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Latent Health Effects in Firefighters

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Author: Nelson S. Haas, Michael Gochfeld, Mark G. Robson, Mph, Daniel Wartenberg
Date Published: 2003;9:95–103
Publisher: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, latent health effects, heart function, cancer, lung function

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Longitudinal Decline in Lung Function: Evaluation of Interleukin-10 Genetic Polymorphisms in Firefighters

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Author: Burgess, Jefferey L.; Fierro, Maria A; Lantz, R Clark; Hysong, Tracy A.; Fleming, Joy E.; Gerkin, Ri
Date Published: Oct-04
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, lung function

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Longitudinal decline in measured firefighter single-breath diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide values. A respiratory surveillance dilemma.

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Author: Burgess JL, Brodkin CA, Daniell WE, Pappas GP, Keifer MC, Stover BD, Edland SD, Barnhart S.
Date Published: January 1999
Publisher: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, carbon monoxide

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Lung function in fire fighters

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Author: Abrams, C., Loke, J., and Virgulto, J.
Date Published: April 1992
Publisher: Connecticut Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function

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Prolonged Airway and Systemic Inflammatory Reactions After Smoke Inhalation

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Author: Gye Young Park; Jeong Woong Park; Dong Hae Jeong; Seong Hwan Jeong
Date Published: 2003; Vol. 123
Publisher: Chest
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, smoke inhalation, medical risks, lung function

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Pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms in forest firefighters.

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Author: Betchley C, Koenig JQ, van Belle G, Checkoway H, Reinhardt T.
Date Published: May 1997
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, Initiative 2, environmental risks, wildland firefighter

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Pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms in wildland firefighters.

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Author: Rothman N, Ford DP, Baser ME, Hansen JA, O'Toole T, Tockman MS, Strickland PT.
Date Published: November 1991
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical risks, lung function, respiratory symptoms, wildland firefighting

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Pulmonary Functions Tests

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Author: Not Listed
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: International Association of Fire Fighters
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, lung function

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Respiratory health hazards and lung function in wildland firefighters.

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Author: Harrison R, Materna BL, Rothman N.
Date Published: October-December 199
Publisher: Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, respiratory health hazards, environmental risks, wildland firefighting hazards

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Respiratory mortality among firefighters.

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Author: Rosenstock L, Demers P, Heyer NJ, Barnhart S.
Date Published: July 1990
Publisher: British Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 9, Initiative 2, mortality study, Initiative 6, respiratory mortality, lung function

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Respiratory symptoms in West Sussex firemen

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Author: Buckman, Maureen P., Cooper, Fiona M., Cumming, G., Guyatt, A. R., and Horsfield, K.
Date Published: 1988
Publisher: British Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, respiratory symptoms,

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Self-reported short- and long-term respiratory effects among PVC-exposed firefighters.

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Author: Markowitz JS.
Date Published: January-February 198
Publisher: Archives of Environmental Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, PVC exposure, lung function, toxic exposure

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