Suggested Reading

Respiratory and Other Health Effects Reported in Children Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster of September 11, 2001.

Thomas, P, Brackbill R, Thalji L, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2008 October;116(10):1383-1390.

Relationship Between Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-DNA Adducts, Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Child Development in the World Trade Center Cohort

Perera FP, Tang D, Rauh V, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2007. 115:1497-1502

Caring for Kids after Trauma Disaster and Death: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

New York University Child Study Center. 2006.

Health responses of New York City firefighter spouses and their families post-September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

Menendez AM, Molloy J, Magaldi MC. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 2006. 27:905-17.

Posttraumatic stress in children with first responders in their families

Duarte CS, Hoven CW, Wu P, et. al. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2006. 19:301-6.

Exposure to the World Trade Center attack and the use of cigarettes and alcohol among New York City public high-school students

Wu P, Duarte CS, Mandell DJ, et al. American Journal of Public Health. 2006. 96:804-807.

Psychopathology among New York City public school children 6 months after September 11

Hoven CW, Duarte CS, Lucas CP, et al. Archives of General Psychiatry. 2005. 62:545-552.

Posttraumatic stress reactions in New York City children after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks

Fairbrother G, Stuber J, Galea S, Fleischman AR, Pfefferbaum B. Ambulatory Pediatrics. 2003. 3:304-11.

Birth Outcomes

Low birthweight in New York City and upstate New York following the events of September 11th

Eskenazi B, Marks AR, Catalano R, et. al. Human Reproduction. 2007. 22:3013-3020.

The effects of the WTC event on birth outcomes among term deliveries at three lower Manhattan hospitals

Lederman SA, Rauh V, Weiss L, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2004. 112; 1772-1778.

WTC Scientific Bibliography