A century of miners' compensation in South Africa

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 560-569

  Ehrlich, Rodney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Compensation; Mining; Silicosis; South Africa; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MINING; SILICOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

GOLD; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; MINING; SILICOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84860700110     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22030     Document Type: Editorial

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