Following WTC Terrorist Attacks, High Self-Reported Asthma Rates In Chinatown, N.Y.
Research conducted seven years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City (NYC) found that children attending the socioeconomically and ethnically homogeneous elementary school closest to Ground Zero have high rates of self-reported asthma and airway obstruction. The research was presented on Tuesday, May 19 at the American Thoracic Society’s 105th International Conference in San Diego.
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