Pulmonary function testing (PFT) has been used to assess the risk for postoperative pulmonary
complications since the 1950s. It is used extensively by pulmonary specialists to address …

Background Systemic inflammation has emerged as a promising marker and potential
mechanism underlying post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The relationship between …

Objective: To describe pathologic findings in symptomatic World Trade Center–exposed
local workers, residents, and cleanup workers enrolled in a treatment program. Methods: …

Objective: To describe physical symptoms in those local residents, local workers, and
cleanup workers who were enrolled in a treatment program and had reported symptoms and …

© 1999 Canadian Medical Association with the rest of us that the results of scientific research
often exert an influence in the social and political realm; indeed, policy-makers, among …

© 1999 Canadian Medical Association the second at 18 months before they start school (Dr.
John Carsley: personal communication, 1999). Physicians should ensure that all patients in …

Study objectives There are no studies focused on skeletal status in patients with diffuse
parenchymal lung disease (DPLD). We hypothesized that patients with DPLD referred for lung …

Background: Destruction of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers on September 11, 2001,
released massive dust, gas, and fumes with environmental exposures for community …

… Caplan is CMAJ’s Editorial Fellow. … Caralee E. Caplan, MD …

Background. Exposure to World Trade Center (WTC) dust and fumes is associated with the
onset of asthma-like respiratory symptoms in rescue and recovery workers and exposed …