Advancement of the science. Medical surveillance of search dogs deployed to the World Trade Center and Pentagon: 2001-2006.
In response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, almost 50,000 rescue workers and approximately 300 search and rescue dogs participated in rescue and recovery operations. The dogs were exposed to the same hazards as the human workers, but did not ha...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Environmental Health Vol. 73; no. 2; pp. 12 - 22 |
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National Environmental Health Association
Sep2010
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