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Health effects of exposure to water-damaged New Orleans homes six months after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

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  • Cummings, K.J.
  • Cox-Ganser, J.
  • Riggs, M.A.
  • Edwards, N.
  • Hobbs, G.R.
  • Kreiss, K.

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Objectives. We investigated the relation between respiratory symptoms and exposure to water-damaged homes and the effect of respirator use in posthurricane New Orleans, Louisiana. Methods. We randomly selected 600 residential sites and then interviewed 1 adult per site. We created an exposure variable, calculated upper respiratory symptom (URS) and lower respiratory symptom (LRS) scores, and defined exacerbation categories by the effect on symptoms of being inside water-damaged homes. We used multiple linear regression to model symptom scores (for all participants) and polytomous logistic regression to model exacerbation of symptoms when inside (for those participating in clean-up). Results. Of 553 participants (response rate=92%), 372 (68%) had participated in clean-up; 233 (63%) of these used a respirator. Respiratory symptom scores increased linearly with exposure (P

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  • Cummings, K.J. & Cox-Ganser, J. & Riggs, M.A. & Edwards, N. & Hobbs, G.R. & Kreiss, K., 2008. "Health effects of exposure to water-damaged New Orleans homes six months after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 98(5), pages 869-875.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2007.118398_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.118398
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