Prevalence of occupational lung disease among Botswana men formerly employed in the South African mining industry

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-26

  Steen, T W ^a   Gyi, K M ^b   White, N W ^c   Gabosianelwe, T ^a   Ludick, S ^a   Mazonde, G N ^a   Mabongo, N ^b   Ncube, M ^b   Monare, N ^d   Ehrlich, R ^e   Schierhout, G ^e  

^a Kweneng District Council   (Botswana)

^b Department of HIV AIDS Prevention and Care   (Botswana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d Thamaga Health Centre   (Botswana)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

compensation; pneumoconiosis; progressive massive fibrosis; silicosis; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 8044237711     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.54.1.19     Document Type: Article

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