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Introductory Article

The World Trade Center Health Program: an introduction to best practices

Geoffrey M. Calverta World Trade Center Health Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cincinnati, OH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kristi Andersona World Trade Center Health Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cincinnati, OH, USAView further author information
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John Cochranb Optum Serve, LaCrosse, WI, USAView further author information
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James E. Conec New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry, New York, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2145-1348View further author information
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Denise J. Harrisond NYU Grossman School of Medicine, World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Peter T. Haugend NYU Grossman School of Medicine, World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence, New York, NY, USA;e Department of Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USAView further author information
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Gerald Lillya World Trade Center Health Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cincinnati, OH, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3665-931XView further author information
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Sandra M. Lowef Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA;g Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Clinical Center of Excellence, World Trade Center Health Program, New York, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6456-5180View further author information
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Benjamin J. Lufth Department of Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USAView further author information
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Jacqueline M. Molinei Department of Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology and Prevention, World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USAView further author information
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Joan Reibmanj World Trade Center Environmental Health Center, NYC Health + Hospitals, New York, NY, USA;k Department of Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Rebecca Rosene Department of Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA;j World Trade Center Environmental Health Center, NYC Health + Hospitals, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Iris G. Udasinl World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University Biomedical Sciences, Piscataway, NJ, USAView further author information
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Aditi S. Werthd NYU Grossman School of Medicine, World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Pages 199-205 | Published online: 19 Dec 2022

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