Exposure to the World Trade Center disaster and test performance among New York City public school students over time, 1998-2003

• Main Authors: Erin Takemoto (Author), Sean Locke (Author), Dana E. Goin (Author), Joan A. Casey (Author), Ingrid Giesinger (Author), Mark Farfel (Author), Howard Alper (Author), Robert Brackbill (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The World Trade Center (WTC) disaster exposed children to environmental toxins and emotional traumas. WTC exposure health effects have been well-documented; impacts on education outcomes, which have been associated with health over the life course, have not. We examined the WTC disaster&...