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Hospitalizations for asthma among adults exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attack.

Sara A Miller-ArchieHannah T JordanHoward AlperJuan P WisniveskyJames E ConeStephen M FriedmanRobert M Brackbill
Published in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2017)
Among enrollees with pre-9/11 asthma, comorbid PTSD and GERS were associated with an increase in asthma hospitalizations. Management of these comorbidities may be an important factor in preventing hospitalization.
Keyphrases
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • lung function
  • allergic rhinitis
  • air pollution