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Chest CT scan findings in World Trade Center workers

Rafael E. de la HozDepartments of Environmental Medicine and Public Health;MedicineCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jonathan WeberDepartments of Environmental Medicine and Public HealthView further author information
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Dongming XuRadiology, and Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NYView further author information
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John T. DoucetteDepartments of Environmental Medicine and Public HealthView further author information
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Xiaoyu LiuRadiology, and Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NYView further author information
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Deborah A. CarsonDepartments of Environmental Medicine and Public HealthView further author information
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Juan C. CeledónDivision of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PAView further author information
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Pages 263-270 | Received 19 Nov 2017, Accepted 10 Mar 2018, Published online: 09 May 2018

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