One year has passed since the terrorist attacks in New Yorkand at the Pentagon. As we struggle to address important issuesrelated to the health consequences of warfare and terrorism,a simple question has arisen: Did working on the rescue andrecovery operation at the World Trade Center have an effecton health? In this issue of the Journal, Prezant and colleaguesreport on their findings among New York City firefighters exposedto the early environmental conditions during and after the collapseof the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.1
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