World Trade Center Response

Scientific reporting allows health care professionals to make earlier diagnosis of WTC conditions, which leads to more effective treatment. However, scientifically identifying the causes of health problems or conditions is typically very difficult. It's often not possible to determine the specific cause of a given individual's illness or condition. For that reason, it is critical to encourage and promote scientifically rigorous studies and reviews of potential health problems or risk factors.

Choose a topic below for a list of the reports published about health effects in certain exposed populations. Links to the abstracts are provided when available; however, viewing the full text of some reports may require a subscription to the publishing journal.