title: World Trade Center Health Program; Addition of New-Onset Chronic   Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and WTC-Related Acute Traumatic Injury to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions. Final rule.
abstract: The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program conducted a review of published, peer-reviewed epidemiologic studies regarding potential evidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute traumatic injury among individuals who were responders to or survivors of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The Administrator of the WTC Health Program (Administrator) found that these studies provide substantial evidence to support a causal association between each of these health conditions and 9/11 exposures. As a result, the Administrator is publishing a final rule to add both new-onset COPD and WTC-related acute traumatic injury to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions eligible for treatment coverage in the WTC Health Program.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000191:economics; D015984:Causality; D035881:Compensation and Redress / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006078:Government Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000191:economics* / Q000209:etiology*; D047851:September 11 Terrorist Attacks / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics* / Q000209:etiology*