Rafael E. de la Hoz

2024

Cluster Analysis of World Trade Center Related Lower Airway Diseases

de la Hoz, R. E., Jeon, Y., Doucette, J. T., Reeves, A. P., Estépar, R. S. J. & Celedón, J. C., 1 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 66, 2, p. 179-184 6 p.

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Lack of association of impaired upper airway sensation with the presence or absence of obstructive sleep apnoea or chronic rhinosinusitis in World Trade Center responders

Sunderram, J., Legard, A., De Resende, A., Black, K., Udasin, I. G., Lu, S. E., Castillo, H. R., Ravi, S. S., Mullins, A. E., de la Hoz, R. E., Rapoport, D. M. & Ayappa, I., 10 Jul 2024, In: Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 81, 6, p. 302-307 6 p.

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Nasal resistance and inflammation: mechanisms for obstructive sleep apnea from chronic rhinosinusitis

Ayappa, I., Laumbach, R., Black, K., Weintraub, M., Agarwala, P., Twumasi, A., Sanders, H., Udasin, I., Harrison, D., de la Hoz, R. E., Chen, Y., Chitkara, N., Mullins, A. E., Castillo, H. R., Rapoport, D. M., Lu, S. E. & Sunderram, J., 1 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 20, 10, p. 1627-1636 10 p.

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Postoperative CT surveillance in the evaluation of local recurrence after sub-lobar resection of neoplastic lesions of the lung

Xu, D., de la Hoz, R. E., Steinberger, S. R., Doucette, J., Pagano, A. M., Wolf, A., Chung, M. & Jacobi, A., Feb 2024, In: Clinical Imaging. 106, 110030.

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2023

Association of World Trade Center (WTC) Occupational Exposure Intensity with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Asthma COPD Overlap (ACO)

de la Hoz, R. E., Shapiro, M., Nolan, A., Sood, A., Lucchini, R. G., Cone, J. E. & Celedón, J. C., Aug 2023, In: Lung. 201, 4, p. 325-334 10 p.

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3 Scopus citations

Transmission and Risk Factors of COVID-19 among Health Care Workers

Alghader, M. R. M., Valvi, D. & De La Hoz, R. E., 10 May 2023, In: Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 44, 3, p. 340-348 9 p.

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6 Scopus citations

World Trade Center Health Program best practices for diagnosing and treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Cone, J. E. & de la Hoz, R. E., 2023, In: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health. 78, 4, p. 229-231 3 p.

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1 Scopus citations

World Trade Center Health Program best practices for diagnosing and treating chronic rhinosinusitis

de la Hoz, R. E. & Shohet, M. R., 2023, In: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health. 78, 4, p. 212-215 4 p.

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World Trade Center Health Program best practices for the diagnosis and treatment of fibrosing interstitial lung diseases

de la Hoz, R. E. & Johannson, K. A., 2023, In: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health. 78, 4, p. 232-235 4 p.

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1 Scopus citations

2022

Change in Asthma Is Associated with Change in PTSD in World Trade Center Health Registrants, 2011 to 2016

Friedman, S. M., Alper, H., de la Hoz, R. E., Osahan, S., Farfel, M. R. & Cone, J., 1 Jul 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 13, 7795.

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1 Scopus citations

Lung cancer incidence among world trade center rescue and recovery workers

Sigel, K., de la Hoz, R. E., Markowitz, S. B., Kong, C. Y., Stone, K., Todd, A. C. & Wisnivesky, J. P., Aug 2022, In: Cancer Medicine. 11, 16, p. 3136-3144 9 p.

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3 Scopus citations

Violence-related distress and lung function in two longitudinal studies of youth

Gaietto, K., Han, Y. Y., Forno, E., Bacharier, L. B., Phipatanakul, W., Guilbert, T. W., Cabana, M. D., Ross, K., Blatter, J., Acosta-Pérez, E., Miller, G. E., de la Hoz, R. E., Rosser, F. J., Durrani, S., Canino, G., Wisniewski, S. R. & Celedón, J. C., 1 May 2022, In: European Respiratory Journal. 59, 5

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7 Scopus citations

2021

Association of quantitative CT lung density measurements and lung function decline in World Trade Center workers

Liu, X., Reeves, A. P., Antoniak, K., San José Estépar, R., Doucette, J. T., Jeon, Y., Weber, J., Xu, D., Celedón, J. C. & de la Hoz, R. E., Jun 2021, In: Clinical Respiratory Journal. 15, 6, p. 613-621 9 p.

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5 Scopus citations

Asthma-COPD overlap in World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees, 2015–2016

Haghighi, A., Cone, J. E., Li, J. & de la Hoz, R. E., 2021, In: Journal of Asthma. 58, 11, p. 1415-1423 9 p.

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6 Scopus citations

PAP Adherence and nasal resistance: A randomized controlled trial of CPAPFLEX versus CPAP in world trade center responders

Sunderram, J., Ayappa, I., Lu, S. E., Wang, H., Black, K., Twumasi, A., Sanders, H., Harrison, D., Udasin, I., Chitkara, N., de la Hoz, R. E., Carson, J. L. & Rapoport, D. M., Apr 2021, In: Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 18, 4, p. 668-677 10 p.

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3 Scopus citations

Time to a Negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR Predicts Delayed Return to Work After Medical Leave in COVID-19 Infected Health Care Workers

Villarreal, J., Nieto, S. V., Vázquez, F., Del Campo, M. T., Mahillo, I. & De La Hoz, R. E., 1 Nov 2021, In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 63, 11, p. 970-974 5 p.

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4 Scopus citations

2020

Association of low FVC spirometric pattern with WTC occupational exposures

de la Hoz, R. E., Shapiro, M., Nolan, A., Celedón, J. C., Szeinuk, J. & Lucchini, R. G., 1 Aug 2020, In: Respiratory Medicine. 170, 106058.

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9 Scopus citations

Mental health, long-term medication adherence, and the control of asthma symptoms among persons exposed to the WTC 9/11 disaster

Brite, J., Friedman, S., de la Hoz, R. E., Reibman, J. & Cone, J., 1 Nov 2020, In: Journal of Asthma. 57, 11, p. 1253-1262 10 p.

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8 Scopus citations

Quantitative CT Evidence of Airway Inflammation in WTC Workers and Volunteers with Low FVC Spirometric Pattern

Weber, J., Reeves, A. P., Doucette, J. T., Jeon, Y., Sood, A., San José Estépar, R., Celedón, J. C. & de la Hoz, R. E., 1 Jun 2020, In: Lung. 198, 3, p. 555-563 9 p.

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13 Scopus citations

2019

Association of Obesity with Quantitative Chest CT Measured Airway Wall Thickness in WTC Workers with Lower Airway Disease

de la Hoz, R. E., Liu, X., Celedón, J. C., Doucette, J. T., Jeon, Y., Reeves, A. P. & San José Estépar, R., 15 Aug 2019, In: Lung. 197, 4, p. 517-522 6 p.

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5 Scopus citations

Chest CT scan findings in World Trade Center workers

de la Hoz, R. E., Weber, J., Xu, D., Doucette, J. T., Liu, X., Carson, D. A. & Celedón, J. C., 3 Sep 2019, In: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health. 74, 5, p. 263-270 8 p.

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14 Scopus citations

Chronic Rhinosinusitis Is an Independent Risk Factor for OSA in World Trade Center Responders

Sunderram, J., Weintraub, M., Black, K., Alimokhtari, S., Twumasi, A., Sanders, H., Udasin, I., Harrison, D., Chitkara, N., de la Hoz, R. E., Lu, S. E., Rapoport, D. M. & Ayappa, I., Feb 2019, In: Chest. 155, 2, p. 375-383 9 p.

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24 Scopus citations

Increased pulmonary artery diameter is associated with reduced FEV₁ in former World Trade Center workers

de la Hoz, R. E., Jeon, Y., Reeves, A. P., San José Estépar, R., Liu, X., Doucette, J. T., Celedón, J. C. & Nolan, A., 1 Oct 2019, In: Clinical Respiratory Journal. 13, 10, p. 614-623 10 p.

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5 Scopus citations

Self-management behaviors in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers with asthma

Rojano, B., West, E., Goodman, E., Weiss, J. J., de la Hoz, R. E., Crane, M., Crowley, L., Harrison, D., Markowitz, S. & Wisnivesky, J. P., 3 Apr 2019, In: Journal of Asthma. 56, 4, p. 411-421 11 p.

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4 Scopus citations

Thyroid Function in Health Care Workers Exposed to Ionizing Radiation

Luna-Sanchez, S., Del Campo, M. T., Moran, J. V., Fernandez, I. M., Checa, F. J. S. & De La Hoz, R. E., 1 Oct 2019, In: Health Physics. 117, 4, p. 403-407 5 p.

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12 Scopus citations

2018

Increased Airway Wall Thickness is Associated with Adverse Longitudinal First–Second Forced Expiratory Volume Trajectories of Former World Trade Center workers

de la Hoz, R. E., Liu, X., Doucette, J. T., Reeves, A. P., Bienenfeld, L. A., Wisnivesky, J. P., Celedón, J. C., Lynch, D. A. & San José Estépar, R., 1 Aug 2018, In: Lung. 196, 4, p. 481-489 9 p.

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15 Scopus citations

2017

Anxiety and depression predict musculoskeletal disorders in health care workers

del Campo, M. T., Romo, P. E., de la Hoz, R. E., Villamor, J. M. & Mahíllo-Fernández, I., 2 Jan 2017, In: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health. 72, 1, p. 39-44 6 p.

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24 Scopus citations

Obesity and weight gain among former World Trade Center workers and volunteers

Napier, C. O., Mbadugha, O., Bienenfeld, L. A., Doucette, J. T., Lucchini, R., Luna-Sánchez, S. & de la Hoz, R. E., 4 Mar 2017, In: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health. 72, 2, p. 106-110 5 p.

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7 Scopus citations

Post-traumatic stress disorder dimensions and asthma morbidity in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers

Mindlis, I., Morales-Raveendran, E., Goodman, E., Xu, K., Vila-Castelar, C., Keller, K., Crawford, G., James, S., Katz, C. L., Crowley, L. E., de la Hoz, R. E., Markowitz, S. & Wisnivesky, J. P., 9 Aug 2017, In: Journal of Asthma. 54, 7, p. 723-731 9 p.

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12 Scopus citations

2016

Determinants of asthma morbidity in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers

Xu, K. Y., Goodman, E., Goswami, R., Crane, M., Crowley, L., Busse, P., Katz, C. L., Markowitz, S., de la Hoz, R. E., Jordan, H. T., Skloot, G. & Wisnivesky, J. P., 1 Nov 2016, In: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. 117, 5, p. 568-570 3 p.

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11 Scopus citations

Post-traumatic stress disorder, bronchodilator response, and incident asthma in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers

De La Hoz, R. E., Jeon, Y., Miller, G. E., Wisnivesky, J. P. & Celedón, J. C., 1 Dec 2016, In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 194, 11, p. 1383-1391 9 p.

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34 Scopus citations

2011

Occupational lower airway disease in relation to World Trade Center inhalation exposure

De La Hoz, R. E., Apr 2011, In: Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 11, 2, p. 97-102 6 p.

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24 Scopus citations

Odor identification ability and self-reported upper respiratory symptoms in workers at the post-9/11 World Trade Center site

Altman, K. W., Desai, S. C., Moline, J., De La Hoz, R. E., Herbert, R., Gannon, P. J. & Doty, R. L., Feb 2011, In: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 84, 2, p. 131-137 7 p.

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26 Scopus citations

Persistence of multiple illnesses in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers: A cohort study

Wisnivesky, J. P., Teitelbaum, S. L., Todd, A. C., Boffetta, P., Crane, M., Crowley, L., De La Hoz, R. E., Dellenbaugh, C., Harrison, D., Herbert, R., Kim, H., Jeon, Y., Kaplan, J., Katz, C., Levin, S., Luft, B., Markowitz, S., Moline, J. M., Ozbay, F. & Pietrzak, R. H. & 8 others, Shapiro, M., Sharma, V., Skloot, G., Southwick, S., Stevenson, L. A., Udasin, I., Wallenstein, S. & Landrigan, P. J., 2011, In: The Lancet. 378, 9794, p. 888-897 10 p.

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254 Scopus citations

World Trade Center disaster: Assessment of responder occupations, work locations, and job tasks

Woskie, S. R., Kim, H., Freund, A., Stevenson, L., Park, B. Y., Baron, S., Herbert, R., De Hernández, M. S., Teitelbaum, S., De La Hoz, R. E., Wisnivesky, J. P. & Landrigan, P., Sep 2011, In: American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 54, 9, p. 681-695 15 p.

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22 Scopus citations

2010

Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea among former world trade center rescue workers and volunteers

De La Hoz, R. E., Aurora, R. N., Landsbergis, P., Bienenfeld, L. A., Afilaka, A. A. & Herbert, R., Jan 2010, In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 52, 1, p. 29-32 4 p.

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24 Scopus citations

2009

Atopy and upper and lower airway disease among former world trade center workers and volunteers

De La Hoz, R. E., Shohet, M. R., Wisnivesky, J. P., Bienenfeld, L. A., Afilaka, A. A. & Herbert, R., Sep 2009, In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 51, 9, p. 992-995 4 p.

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19 Scopus citations

2008

Health care and social issues of immigrant rescue and recovery workers at the World Trade Center site

De La Hoz, R. E., Hill, S., Chasan, R., Bienenfeld, L. A., Afilaka, A. A., Wilk-Rivard, E. & Herbert, R., 1 Dec 2008, In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 50, 12, p. 1329-1334 6 p.

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21 Scopus citations

Occupational toxicant inhalation injury: The World Trade Center (WTC) experience

de la Hoz, R. E., Shohet, M. R., Chasan, R., Bienenfeld, L. A., Afilaka, A. A., Levin, S. M. & Herbert, R., Feb 2008, In: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 81, 4, p. 479-485 7 p.

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71 Scopus citations

Potential for diffuse parenchymal lung disease after exposures at World Trade Center disaster site

Szeinuk, J., Padilla, M. & de La Hoz, R. E., Mar 2008, In: Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine. 75, 2, p. 101-107 7 p.

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10 Scopus citations

Reflux symptoms and disorders and pulmonary disease in former World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers and volunteers

De La Hoz, R. E., Christie, J., Teamer, J. A., Bienenfeld, L. A., Afilaka, A. A., Crane, M., Levin, S. M. & Herbert, R., 1 Dec 2008, In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 50, 12, p. 1351-1354 4 p.

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30 Scopus citations

Vocal Cord dysfunction in former World Trade Center (WTC) rescue and recovery workers and volunteers

De La Hoz, R. E., Shohet, M. R., Bienenfeld, L. A., Afilaka, A. A., Levin, S. M. & Herbert, R., Mar 2008, In: American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 51, 3, p. 161-165 5 p.

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37 Scopus citations

2007

Air trapping detected on end-expiratory high-resolution computed tomography in symptomatic world trade center rescue and recovery workers

Mendelson, D. S., Roggeveen, M., Levin, S. M., Herbert, R. & De La Hoz, R. E., Aug 2007, In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 49, 8, p. 840-845 6 p.

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44 Scopus citations

2004

Silicosis in dental supply factory workers

de la Hoz, R. E., Rosenman, K. & Borczuk, A., Aug 2004, In: Respiratory Medicine. 98, 8, p. 791-794 4 p.

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14 Scopus citations

2000

Frequency dependence of compliance in the evaluation of patients with unexplained respiratory symptoms

De La Hoz, R. E., Berger, K. I., Klugh, T. T., Friedman-Jiménez, G. & Goldring, R. M., Mar 2000, In: Respiratory Medicine. 94, 3, p. 221-227 7 p.

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14 Scopus citations

1999

Altitude-related pulmonary disorders

Krieger, B. P. & De la Hoz, R. E., 1999, In: Critical Care Clinics. 15, 2, p. 265-280 16 p.

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16 Scopus citations

Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome following exposure to a fluorocarbon

De La Hoz, R. E., 1999, In: European Respiratory Journal. 13, 5, p. 1192-1194 3 p.

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15 Scopus citations

1998

Diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection in HIV-infected patients with respiratory disease

De la Hoz, R. E., Byrne, S. K., Hayashi, S., Sherlock, C., Cook, D. & Hogg, J. C., 1 May 1998, In: Clinical and Diagnostic Virology. 10, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.

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4 Scopus citations

1997

Exposure to potential occupational asthmogens: Prevalence data from the National Occupational Exposure Survey

De la Hoz, R. E., Young, R. O. & Pedersen, D. H., 1 Feb 1997, In: American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 31, 2, p. 195-201 7 p.

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12 Scopus citations

Initial screening for antituberculous drug resistance at an inpatient facility in Leon, Nicaragua

De La Hoz, R. E., Waycott, S., Garcia, D., Melendez, R. & Bia, F. J., 1997, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 56, 1, p. 24-26 3 p.

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2 Scopus citations

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