Publications

Annual Report

2008

Published Research

Brackbill RM, Hadler JL, DiGrande L, et al (2009). Asthma and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms 5 to 6 Years Following Exposure to the World Trade Center Terrorist Attack. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 302(5), 502-16.

Brackbill RM, Thorpe LE, DiGrande L, et al (2006). Surveillance for World Trade Center disaster health effects among survivors of collapsed and damaged buildings . Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summary, 55, 1-18.

DiGrande L, Perrin M, Thorpe L, et al (2008). Posttraumatic stress symptoms, PTSD, and risk factors among Lower Manhattan residents 2-3 years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21(3), 264-73.

Farfel M, DiGrande L, Brackbill R, et al (2008). An Overview of 9/11 Experiences and Respiratory and Mental Health Conditions among World Trade Center Health Registry Enrollees. Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. 85(6), 880-909.

Murphy J. (2009). Estimating the World Trade Center tower population on September 11, 2001: A Capture—Recapture Approach. American Journal of Public Health, 99(1): 65-7.

Murphy J, Brackbill RM, Thalji L., et al (2007). Measuring and maximizing coverage in the World Trade Center Health Registry. Statistics In Medicine, 26, 1688-701.

Perrin MA, DiGrande L, Wheeler K, et al (2007). Differences in PTSD prevalence and associated risk factors among World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 164, 1385-1394.

Thomas P, Brackbill R, Thalji L, et al (2008).  Respiratory and Other Health Effects Reported in Children Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster of September 11, 2001 . Environmental Health Perspectives, October; 116(10):1383-1390. 

Wheeler K, McKelvey W, Thorpe L, et al (2007).  Asthma Diagnosed after September 11, 2001 among rescue and recovery workers . Environmental Health Perspectives, 115, 1584-1590.

Clinical Guidelines

• Clinical Guidelines for Adults Exposed to the World Trade Disaster  
• Clinical Guidelines for Children and Adolescents Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster

Health Bulletin

• Is 9/11 affecting your health?

Technical Reports

• Proceedings: Expert Panel/Workshop on Cancer and Mortality Studies with World Trade Center (April 2007) 
• Data File User's Manual (April 2006) 
• Explanation and Calculation of Outcome Rates (January 2006) 
• Sample Building and Denominator Estimation (January 2006)  
• External Research Opportunities (July 2009) 
• Sample Frame Deduplication in the World Trade Center Health Registry: Minimizing Overcoverage and Cost (July 2004) 
• Proceedings: Expert Panel on Public Health Registries (May 2004) 

Newsletters

• November 2007 
• March 2007 
• April 2006 
• July 2005 
• July 2005: Featured Article Abstracts 
• May 2005 
• May 2005: Featured Article Abstracts 

Data Snapshots: Quarterly Enrollment Updates

• January 2005 
• November 2004 
• July 2004 
• April 2004 
• January 2004 
• October 2003 

Survey Materials

First (Baseline) WTC Health Registry Questionnaire (2003-2004)

• All ages 

Second (Follow-Up) WTC Health Registry Questionnaire

• Adult (2006-2007)
• Parent/Adolescent (2007-2008)
• Adolescent (2007-2008)
• Parent/Child (2007-2008)