"Rescue Work" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Activities devoted to freeing persons or animals from danger to life or well-being in accidents, fires, bombings, floods, earthquakes, other disasters and life-threatening conditions. While usually performed by team efforts, rescue work is not restricted to organized services.
| Descriptor ID |
D018635
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.230.100.350
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rescue Work" by people in Profiles.
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Kim H, Baron S, Baidwan NK, Schwartz A, Moline J, Camacho-Rivera M. New onset of asthma and job status change among world trade center responders and workers. Am J Ind Med. 2017 Dec; 60(12):1039-1048.
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Thorpe LE, Assari S, Deppen S, Glied S, Lurie N, Mauer MP, Mays VM, Trapido E. The role of epidemiology in disaster response policy development. Ann Epidemiol. 2015 May; 25(5):377-86.
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Gershon RR, Rubin MS, Qureshi KA, Canton AN, Matzner FJ. Participatory action research methodology in disaster research: results from the World Trade Center evacuation study. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2008 Oct; 2(3):142-9.
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Qureshi KA, Gershon RR, Smailes E, Raveis VH, Murphy B, Matzner F, Fleischman AR. Roadmap for the protection of disaster research participants: findings from the World Trade Center Evacuation Study. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2007 Nov-Dec; 22(6):486-93.
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Gershon RR, Qureshi KA, Rubin MS, Raveis VH. Factors associated with high-rise evacuation: qualitative results from the World Trade Center Evacuation Study. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2007 May-Jun; 22(3):165-73.