| Document ID (ISN) | 103203 |
| CIS number |
04-156 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1077-3525 - International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2004 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Kjellstrom T.E. |
| Title |
The epidemic of asbestos-related diseases in New Zealand |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr.-June 2004, Vol.10, No.2, p.212-219. Illus. 18 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.ijoeh.com/pfds/1002_Kjellstrom.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
New Zealand is a small country with a big asbestos disease problem. The lack of action on warnings in the 1960s and 1970s led to epidemics of mesothelioma and asbestosis, which can be clearly documented in the death and cancer registers. In addition, an uncertain number of lung cancers due to asbestos exposure have occurred. The epidemic started in the 1980s, and will eventually have cost the lives of at least 2,000 to 3,000 workers. Prevention against ongoing exposures from asbestos installed in buildings is essential. Finally, one should ensure that fair workers' compensation is provided to all victims of asbestos diseases in New Zealand. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
New Zealand; epidemiology; asbestos; occupational diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
mesothelioma; compensation of occupational diseases; statistical trends; smoking; mortality; frequency rates; lung cancer; asbestosis; role of government; sex-linked differences; history; pleural mesothelioma |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Australia |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Epidemiology
Asbestos
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