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Asbestos Exposure and Fire Fighting

Author: Steven B. Markowitz, Karen Garibaldi, Ruth Lilis, and Philip J. Landrigan
Date Published: Dec 1991
Publisher: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, environmental risks, asbestos exposure

Cancer incidence among Massachusetts firefighters, 1982-1986 Popular

Author: Sama SR, Martin TR, Davis LK
Date Published: 1990;18:47–54.
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, cancer, environmental risks, Massachusetts cancer study

Acute pesticide-related illness among emergency responders, 1993-2002

Author: Calvert, Barnett, Mehler, Becker, Das, Beckman, Male, Sievert, Thomsen, Morrissey
Date Published: Volume 49, Issue 5,
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, medical risks, environmental risks

Airway responsiveness of firefighters after smoke exposure Popular

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

An epidemiologic study of cancer and other causes of mortality in San Francisco firefighters.

Author: Beaumont JJ, Chu GS, Jones JR, Schenker MB, Singleton JA, Piantanida LG, Reiterman M.
Date Published: 1991
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative, medical risks, cancer, environmental risks, San Francisco mortality study

Acute effects of routine firefighting on lung function Popular

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

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

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: pneumonia, Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, World Trade Center

Acute health effects among firefighters exposed to a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) fire.

Author: Markowitz JS, Gutterman EM, Schwartz S, Link B, Gorman SM.
Date Published: May 1989
Publisher: American Journal of Epidemiology
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, PVC exposure

A New York City firefighter: overwhelmed by World Trade Center dust

Author: Beckett WS.
Date Published: September 2002
Publisher: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, World Trade Center

A longitudinal study of pulmonary function in fire fighters Popular

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