World Trade Center Disaster and Asthma Type

As a practicing occupational health physician both in prevention and clinical care, I deeply appreciate the information provided by EHP. The article "Respiratory and Other Health Effects Reported in Children Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster of 11 September 2001" (Thomas et al. 20...

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Published in:Environmental health perspectives 2009-02, Vol.117 (2), p.A56-A57
Main Author: Ziem, Grace
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allergic diseases
Allergies
Asthma
Asthma - diagnosis
Asthma - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Correspondence
Environmental aspects
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Humans
Risk factors
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
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Summary:As a practicing occupational health physician both in prevention and clinical care, I deeply appreciate the information provided by EHP. The article "Respiratory and Other Health Effects Reported in Children Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster of 11 September 2001" (Thomas et al. 2008), published in the October 2008 issue of EHP, is consistent with current knowledge about adult consequences of the disaster. My concern is that the term "asthma" can be used to describe two clinical conditions that are not similar in either causation or treatment.
ISSN:0091-6765
1552-9924
DOI:10.1289/ehp.12384