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Cancer Risk Among Firefighters: A Review and Meta-analysis of 32 Studies

http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200611000-00014.htm;jsessionid=G2vHf1pqLTDLGq2V0djyL1mYZHV41vyTF3fynRQGW0B9YWKTLpNp!1240718814!-949856144!8091!-1
Author: LeMasters, Grace K.; Genaidy, Ash M.; Succop, Paul; Deddens, James; Sobeih, Tarek; Barriera-Viruet,
Date Published: November 2006
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental hazards, cancer

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Cancer Risk Among Firefighters: Epidemiological Evidence

http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/send-pdf.cgi/GENAIDY%252C%2520ASH%2520M..pdf?acc_num=ucin1100874132
Author: Ash M. Genaidy
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: University of Cincinnati
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, cancer

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Candidate and incumbent employees of the Cumberland Fire Department who have insulin dependent diabe

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Author: Small, Daniel R
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, diabetes, medical fitness

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Cardiorespiratory and thermoregulatory response of working in fire-fighter protective clothing in a

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=11014757&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Baker SJ, Grice J, Roby L, Matthews C.
Date Published: September 2000
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, protective clothing, physiological responses, heat stress

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Cardiovascular and thermal consequences of protective clothing: a comparison of clothed and unclothe

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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

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Cardiovascular and thermal consequences of protective clothing: a comparison of clothed and unclothe

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Cardiovascular Risks of Wildland Firefighting

http://www.firejock.com/articles/Cardiovascular%2520Risks%2520of%2520Wildland%2520Firefighting.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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Cohort mortality study of Philadelphia firefighters

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=11333408
Author: Baris, D; Garrity, TJ; Telles, J; Heineman, EF; Olshan, A; Zahm, SH
Date Published: 2001 May;39(5):463-7
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 9, Initiative 2, cancer, mortality study, medical risks

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Contribution of occupation and diet to white blood cell polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-DNA adducts

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Author: Rothman N, Correa-Villasenor A, Ford DP, Poirier MC, Haas R, Hansen JA, O'Toole T, Strickland PT.
Date Published: July-August 1993
Publisher: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, diet/nutrition, medical risks, cancer, wildland fir

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

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/347/11/806
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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Determination of firefighter exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and benzene during fire fi

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Author: Caux, C; O'Brien, C; Viau, C
Date Published: 2002 May;17(5):379-8
Publisher: Applied Occupational Environmental Hygiene
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, cancer, environmental risks, hydrocarbons, toxic exposure, medical risks

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Developing a cancer prevention program for the Arlington County Fire Department

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33564.pdf
Author: White, John J.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, cancer, cancer prevention, wellness programs

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Developing a hepatitis C testing program for the Boston Fire Department, using the FIRE Act as an in

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32118.pdf
Author: Fontana, Gerard T.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, hepatitis C, medical testing

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

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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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Effect of strenuous live-fire drills on cardiovascular and psychological responses of recruit firefi

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Author: Smith DL, Manning TS, Petruzzello SJ.
Date Published: February 20, 2001
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 5, training safety, live fire training, medical risks

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Effect of wearing personal protective clothing and self-contained breathing apparatus on heart rate,

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Author: Bruce-Low, S.S. Cotterrell, D.; Jones, G.E.
Date Published: Jan 2007
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, protective clothing, physiological responses, heat stress, training saf

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Effects of endurance training and heat acclimation on psychological strain in exercising men wearing

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Author: Aoyagi, Yukitoshi , McLellen, Tom T. , and Shephard, Roy J.
Date Published: 1998
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heat stress, protective clothing, environmental risks, psychological st

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Effects of the self-contained breathing apparatus and fire protective clothing on maximal oxygen upt

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Author: Dreger, Randy W. , Jones, Richard L. , and Petersen, Stewart R.
Date Published: August 2006
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, protective clothing, oxygen uptake

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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

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Environmental study of firefighters.

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Author: Jankovic J, Jones W, Burkhart J, Noonan G.
Date Published: December 1991
Publisher: Annals Occupational Hygiene
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, smoke inhalation, SCBA, medical risks

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