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The epidemic of asbestos-related diseases in New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorKjellstrom, Tord
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:42:01Z
dc.date.available2015-12-13T22:42:01Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T10:05:05Z
dc.description.abstractNew Zealand is a small country with a big asbestos disease problem. The lack of action on warnings in the 1960s and 1970s has led to epidemics of mesothelioma and asbestosis, which can be clearly documented via the death and cancer registers. In addition, an uncertain number of lung cancers due to asbestos exposure has 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, and another key issue for New Zealand is to ensure that fair workers' compensation is provided to all victims of asbestos diseases.
dc.identifier.issn1077-3525
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/78776
dc.publisherAbel Publication Services Inc.
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Occupational and environmental health
dc.subjectKeywords: asbestos; asbestosis; building industry; cancer incidence; cancer mortality; cancer prevention; cancer risk; epidemic; human; lung carcinoma; New Zealand; pleura mesothelioma; preventive medicine; priority journal; review; risk reduction; workman compensa Asbestos; Asbestosis; Epidemiology; Lung cancer; Mesothelioma; Workers' compensation
dc.titleThe epidemic of asbestos-related diseases in New Zealand
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage219
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage212
local.contributor.affiliationKjellstrom, Tord, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidKjellstrom, Tord, u4046177
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.absfor110203 - Respiratory Diseases
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub7359
local.identifier.citationvolume10
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-2942694263
local.type.statusPublished Version

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