September 11 Terrorist Attacks
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Asthma and posttraumatic stress symptoms 5 to 6 years following exposure to the World Trade Center terrorist attack.

3 Aug 2009 CONTEXT: The World Trade Center Health Registry provides a unique opportunity to examine long-term health effects of a large-scale disaster. OBJECTIVE: To examine risk factors for new asthma diagnoses and event-related posttraumatic stress (PTS) ... Read more...

Otolaryngologic symptoms in persons exposed to World Trade Center dust and particle pollutants: a case for caution in declaring a diagnosis of WTC syndrome.

30 Jul 2009 Since the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center (WTC), the health status of survivors, rescue and cleanup workers, and residents of Lower Manhattan has been monitored. Exposure to dust and particulate matter resulted in numerous ... Read more...

Lessons learned for pediatric disaster preparedness from September 11, 2001: New York City trauma centers.

30 Jul 2009 The assault on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, has mandated that there be improved disaster preparedness for both children and adults in the immediate future. Fortunately, the events of September 11, 2001, spared 3,400 near miss ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'September 11 Terrorist Attacks'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Longitudinal assessment of spirometry in World Trade Center responders. 29 Sep 2009
• US visa nightmares. Sep 2009
• Asthma and posttraumatic stress symptoms 5 to 6 years following exposure to the World Trade Center terrorist attack. 3 Aug 2009
• Otolaryngologic symptoms in persons exposed to World Trade Center dust and particle pollutants: a case for caution in declaring a diagnosis of WTC syndrome. 30 Jul 2009
• Lessons learned for pediatric disaster preparedness from September 11, 2001: New York City trauma centers. 30 Jul 2009
• Successful retrial of ECT two months after ECT-induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy. 30 Jul 2009
• Lack of association between estimated World Trade Center plume intensity and respiratory symptoms among New York City residents outside of Lower Manhattan. 19 Jul 2009
• Does acute maternal stress in pregnancy affect infant health outcomes? Examination of a large cohort of infants born after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. 18 Jul 2009
• Stories behind the symptoms: a qualitative analysis of the narratives of 9/11 rescue and recovery workers. 6 Jul 2009
• Disability and posttraumatic stress disorder in disaster relief workers responding to September 11, 2001 World Trade Center disaster. 29 Jun 2009
• Post-trauma symptoms following indirect exposure to the September 11th terrorist attacks: the predictive role of dispositional coping. 7 Jun 2009
• Screening for generalized anxiety disorder symptoms in the wake of terrorist attacks: a study in primary care. 30 May 2009
• Effect of maternal psychopathology on behavioral problems in preschool children exposed to terrorism: use of generalized estimating equations to integrate multiple informant reports. 30 May 2009
• The political is personal: narrating 9/11 and psychological well-being. 16 May 2009
• Looking for resilience: understanding the longitudinal trajectories of responses to stress. 2 May 2009
• Forgetting the unforgettable through conversation: socially shared retrieval-induced forgetting of September 11 memories. 29 Apr 2009
• Characteristics of a residential and working community with diverse exposure to World Trade Center dust, gas, and fumes. 29 Apr 2009
• Long-term memory for the terrorist attack of September 11: flashbulb memories, event memories, and the factors that influence their retention. 29 Apr 2009
• DNA preservation in skeletal elements from the World Trade Center disaster: recommendations for mass fatality management. 15 Apr 2009
• The journey of a psychoanalyst. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'September 11 Terrorist Attacks'

Definition: Terrorism on September 11, 2001 against targets in New York, the Pentagon in Virginia, and an aborted attack that ended in Pennsylvania.

Descriptor UI: D047851

Alternative terms: September 11 Terrorist Attacks; World Trade Center Attack, 2001; 9-11-2001 Attack; 9 11 2001 Attack; 9-11-2001 Attacks; Attack, 9-11-2001; Attacks, 9-11-2001; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; ethnology; history; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control; psychology; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I01.198.240.856.800.750; K01.400.504.984.500;

History Note: 2005