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January 9, 2008

Study shows officials should consider public health impacts of indirect exposure to extreme stress.

Stress and fear in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, may have prolonged health effects for Americans.

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