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Asbestos‐cement pneumoconiosis: First surgically confirmed case in kuwait
Author(s) -
Mohamed Ibrahim Yehia
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700170208
Subject(s) - asbestosis , medicine , pneumoconiosis , asbestos , asbestos cement , occupational exposure , workers' compensation , environmental health , surgery , compensation (psychology) , pathology , metallurgy , lung , psychology , materials science , psychoanalysis
During the periodic medical examination of workers of the only asbestos‐cement pipe factory in Kuwait, an early case of asbestosis was diagnosed. It was the first case of asbestosis to be reported and compensated in Kuwait. According to available information, it is also the first reported case to be confirmed by surgery in the Arabian Gulf countries. Recommendations are given in regard to diagnosis, the institution of very strict preventive and protective measures, and the system of compensation in Kuwaiti law.