학술논문
Tracking diseases related to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
*TERRORISM
*REPORTING of diseases
*PUBLIC health surveillance
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ISSN
1933-8244
Abstract
Accurate, timely, and complete disease reporting is essential to understanding the extent and long-term consequences of diseases related to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11). Although there are no public health disease reporting requirements that specifically mention 9/11, other mechanisms exist to track 9/11-related illnesses. These include the availability of 9/11-exposed cohorts, some open to new member recruitment and others closed. Record linkages of 9/11 cohorts to various data registries (eg statewide cancer registries and the National Death Index) are periodically performed. This paper describes these 9/11 cohorts and the efforts to track their health experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]