title: World Trade Center disaster: short- and medium-term health outcome.
abstract: Several studies related to September 11 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attack have been conducted in order to monitor physical and mental health in the population at risk in the short and medium-term. In this paper the main health consequences in the exposed subjects 6 years after the disaster, including ocular, gastrointestinal, respiratory and psychological effects are described and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Allergy and Immunology Unit, Fondazione "Salvatore. Maugeri", Institute of Care and Research, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Italy. gmoscato@fsm.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moscato
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Yacoub
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D047851:September 11 Terrorist Attacks