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“Even if I were to consent, my family will never agree”: exploring autopsy services for posthumous occupational lung disease compensation among mineworkers in South Africa
CONTEXT: In the South African mining sector, cardiorespiratory-specific autopsies are conducted under the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act (ODMWA) on deceased mineworkers to determine eligibility for compensation. However, low levels of autopsy utilisation undermine the value of the serv...
Autores principales: | Banyini, Audrey V., Rees, David, Gilbert, Leah |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Co-Action Publishing
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3556717/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23364088 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v6i0.19518 |
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