Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Mortality of white South African gold miners

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Mortality of white South African gold miners / P.J. Reid, G.K. Sluis-Cremer

Sumario: This two part study aimed to determine whether there was an excess mortality generally or for some diseases among middle aged white South African gold miners on the Witwatersrand and whether the underground dust exposure of these miners contributed to the development of lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or ischaemic heart disease (IHD)

En: Occupational and environmental medicine. - London and Margate. - Vol. 53, nº 1, January 1996 ; p. 11-16

1. Medicina laboral . 2. Enfermedades profesionales . 3. Cáncer . 4. Enfermedades pulmonares . 5. Mortalidad . 6. Minería . 7. Minas de oro . 8. Sudáfrica . I. Sluis-Cremer, G.K. . II. Título. III. Título: Occupational and environmental medicine.