Occupational lung disease in the South African mining industry: Research and policy implementation

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Murray, Jill ^a,b   Davies, Tony ^b   Rees, David ^a,b  

^a National Centre for Occupational Health   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

compensation; HIV AIDS; occupational health; policy research; silicosis; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SILICOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; GOLD; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESEARCH; SILICOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 79960127679     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2011.25     Document Type: Review

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