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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Chrysotile asbestos and health in zimbabwe: I. Analysis of miners and millers compensated for asbestos‐related diseases since independence (1980)
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 19, No. 2, Year 1991
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Description
Data on the health effects caused by locally mined chrysotile asbestos in Zimbabwe have been very limited. The prevailing local view has been that risk is minimal. In this report we critically reassess the cases of 51 individuals with asbestos exposure who have been compensated by the Central Pneumoconiosis Bureau since independence in 1980. Results demonstrate that the major health risks of exposure reported elsewhere—morbid asbestosis, nonmalignant pleural disease, malignant mesothelioma, and lung cancer—all occur in Zimbabwe, at least among workers in the asbestos mines and mills. It is concluded that further investigation and control measures in the industry are warranted. Copyright © 1991 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company
Authors & Co-Authors
Cullen, Mark R.
United States, New Haven
Yale School of Medicine
Baloyi, Rabelan S.
Zimbabwe, Harare
Ministry of Labour
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Citations: 31
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/ajim.4700190204
ISSN:
02713586
e-ISSN:
10970274
Research Areas
Cancer
Study Locations
Zimbabwe