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Validation of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale in screening for major depressive disorder among retired firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disasterSydney Chiu
Fire Department of the City of New York, Bureau of Health Services, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
J Affect Disord 121:212-9. 2010....
Physician-diagnosed respiratory conditions and mental health symptoms 7-9 years following the World Trade Center disasterMayris P Webber
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
Am J Ind Med 54:661-71. 2011..This study examines the prevalence of physician-diagnosed respiratory conditions and mental health symptoms in firefighters and emergency medical service workers up to 9 years after rescue/recovery efforts at the World Trade Center (WTC)...- Prevalence and incidence of high risk for obstructive sleep apnea in World Trade Center-exposed rescue/recovery workersMayris P Webber
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
Sleep Breath 15:283-94. 2011..This study examines the relationship between these WTC-related conditions and being at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)... - Trends in respiratory symptoms of firefighters exposed to the world trade center disaster: 2001-2005Mayris P Webber
Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
Environ Health Perspect 117:975-80. 2009..However, considerable uncertainty exists over the persistence of symptoms... - Quality of life in relation to upper and lower respiratory conditions among retired 9/11-exposed firefighters with pulmonary disabilityAmy Berninger
Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Qual Life Res 19:1467-76. 2010..To examine health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and World Trade Center (WTC) cough syndrome conditions in male firefighters who retired due to a 9/11-related pulmonary disability... - Longitudinal study of probable post-traumatic stress disorder in firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disasterAmy Berninger
Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
Am J Ind Med 53:1177-85. 2010..Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been reported even years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11)... - Trends of elevated PTSD risk in firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disaster: 2001-2005Amy Berninger
Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Public Health Rep 125:556-66. 2010..We also examined trends in relation to WTC exposure, social support, change in recreational activities, and functional health... - Lung function in rescue workers at the World Trade Center after 7 yearsThomas K Aldrich
Pulmonary Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
N Engl J Med 362:1263-72. 2010..We sought to determine the longer-term effects of exposure... - Evaluating risk factors and possible mediation effects in posttraumatic depression and posttraumatic stress disorder comorbiditySydney Chiu
Fire Department of the City of New York, Bureau of Health Services, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
Public Health Rep 126:201-9. 2011..However, those studies did not evaluate risk factors that could have mediated the observed comorbidity. We identified unique risk factors for each condition in an effort to better understand comorbidity... 
Performance characteristics of the PTSD Checklist in retired firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disasterSydney Chiu
Fire Department of the City of New York, Bureau of Health Services, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Ann Clin Psychiatry 23:95-104. 2011....- Pulmonary function predicting confirmed recovery from lower-respiratory symptoms in World Trade Center-exposed firefighters, 2001 to 2010Jackie Soo
Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Chest 142:1244-50. 2012..We examined the relationship between pulmonary function (FEV 1 ) and confirmed recovery from three lower-respiratory symptoms (LRSs) (cough, dyspnea, and wheeze) up to 9 years after symptom onset... - Comorbid trends in World Trade Center cough syndrome and probable posttraumatic stress disorder in firefightersJustin K Niles
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Chest 140:1146-54. 2011.... - Trial of prophylactic inhaled steroids to prevent or reduce pulmonary function decline, pulmonary symptoms, and airway hyperreactivity in firefighters at the world trade center siteGisela I Banauch
Pulmonary Division, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2:33-9. 2008..Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the most effective anti-inflammatory treatment for asthmatics. This trial evaluated the effects of prophylactic ICS in firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disaster... - Impact of asthma intervention in two elementary school-based health centers in the Bronx, New York CityMayris P Webber
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
Pediatr Pulmonol 40:487-93. 2005..Our findings support the effectiveness of aggressive school-based asthma services provided by SBHCs to reduce asthma morbidity and complement community health services... - Obstructive airways disease with air trapping among firefighters exposed to World Trade Center dustMichael D Weiden
Division of Pulmonary Critical Care, New York University, New York, NY, USA
Chest 137:566-74. 2010..To date, the underlying pathophysiologic cause for this has been open to question... - Trends in probable PTSD in firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disaster, 2001-2010Jackie Soo
Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, USA
Disaster Med Public Health Prep 5:S197-203. 2011..We present the longest follow-up, to date, of probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City firefighters who participated in the rescue/recovery effort... - Trends in respiratory diagnoses and symptoms of firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disaster: 2005-2010Jessica Weakley
Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
Prev Med 53:364-9. 2011.... - Early assessment of cancer outcomes in New York City firefighters after the 9/11 attacks: an observational cohort studyRachel Zeig-Owens
Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Lancet 378:898-905. 2011..We examined cancer incidence and its potential association with exposure in the first 7 years after 9/11 in firefighters with health information before 9/11 and minimal loss to follow-up... - Predictors of acceptance of H1N1 influenza vaccination by FDNY firefighters and EMS workersMichelle S Glaser
Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
Vaccine 29:5675-80. 2011.... - Do school-based health centers provide adequate asthma care?Tosan Oruwariye
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Children s Hospital, Montefiore, 3444 Kossuth Ave, DTC Bldg, First Floor, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
J Sch Health 73:186-90. 2003..05). Overall, provider adherence to NHLBI guidelines was inadequate, with adherence somewhat better for older children... - Burden of asthma in inner-city elementary schoolchildren: do school-based health centers make a difference?Mayris P Webber
Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E 210th St, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157:125-9. 2003..About 1400 school-based health centers (SBHCs) provide care to 1.1 million children. However, it is unknown if access to on-site services is associated with a better outcome... - Correlates of prenatal HIV testing in women with undocumented status at deliveryMayris P Webber
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Matern Child Health J 12:427-34. 2008..To determine factors associated with prenatal HIV testing in women who accepted rapid testing at delivery... - Use of complementary and alternative medicine in inner-city persons with or at risk for HIV infectionFelise B Milan
Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10467, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 22:811-6. 2008..CAM use among persons with or at risk for HIV infection due to drug use or high-risk heterosexual behaviors is common, and is used almost exclusively as an adjunct and not an alternative to conventional health care... - Quality of life in young urban children: does asthma make a difference?Daniela Montalto
Fordham University, Bronx, New York, USA
J Asthma 41:497-505. 2004..These findings are consistent with previous research indicating that HRQL is influenced by several factors other than asthma status and severity. The implications of these results for intervention are discussed... - Implementation of expedited human immunodeficiency virus testing of women delivering infants in a large New York city hospitalMayris P Webber
AIDS Research Program, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10457, USA
Obstet Gynecol 101:982-6. 2003..We documented the frequency and circumstances of expedited HIV testing, the time required for a result to be available, and hospital factors associated with different intervals... - Prevalence of asthma and asthma-like symptoms in inner-city elementary schoolchildrenMayris P Webber
Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
Pediatr Pulmonol 34:105-11. 2002..The challenge remains to engage children and families in appropriate follow-up care and to manage their illness, either through the use of school-based health centers or stronger links to community services...