Managing disease on the goldmines: 'Work-related' and 'non-work-related' diseases

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 6 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 789-795

  Campbell, Catherine M ^a   Williams, Brian G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SILICOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; TUBERCULOSIS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; GOLD; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SILICOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0343409550     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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