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A BYSSINOSIS SURVEY
Author(s) -
Barnes Robert,
Simpson G. R.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1972.tb47263.x
Subject(s) - byssinosis , lung function , plea , workers' compensation , environmental health , business , medicine , compensation (psychology) , psychology , political science , lung , law , psychoanalysis
Lung function tests and clinical examinations of 36 workers in a cotton industry in New South Wales revealed tnat, despite the lack of actual claims fo‐compensation for byssinosis in this State, the condition can ana does occur. A plea is made for more stringent dust control measures to remove the hazard from the industry.