- Overview of Asbestos Issues in Korea
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Kim HR
- KMID: 1779149
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2009 Jun;24(3):363-367.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.3.363
Asbestos is a carcinogen that causes diseases such as mesothelioma and lung cancer in humans. There was a sharp increase in the use of asbestos in Korea in the 1970s... -
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- Types and Health Hazards of Fibrous Materials Used as Asbestos Substitutes
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Park SH
- KMID: 2425312
- Saf Health Work.
- 2018 Sep;9(3):360-364.
- doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2018.05.001
Asbestos has been banned in many countries but many countries, including developing countries, are still using asbestos or materials containing asbestos. Substitute materials have been studied and developed over a... -
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- Occupational and Environmental Asbestos Exposure in Korea
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Koo JW, Kim HR
- KMID: 2188001
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2009 May;52(5):442-448.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2009.52.5.442
Asbestos had been produced from the 1930s to the early 1990s in Korea. There has been gradual increase of importing asbestos until the middle 1990s in response to increased use... -
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- Radiologic Diagnosis of Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer
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Kim YK, Kim JS, Kim Y
- KMID: 2130939
- J Korean Soc Radiol.
- 2015 Dec;73(6):347-356.
- doi: 10.3348/jksr.2015.73.6.347
Asbestos was previously widely used due to its many favorable characteristics, such as durability, flexibility, and inexpensiveness. Asbestos has been prohibited in Korea since 2009, however, asbestos-related diseases remain an... -
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- Analysis of Pulmonary Asbestos Body in Malignant Mesothelioma: A case report
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Oh HK, Ro JY, Yoon CJ, Chi JG
- KMID: 1725548
- Korean J Pathol.
- 1999 May;33(5):361-366.
The association between occupational asbestos exposure and the subsequent development of malignant mesothelioma of pleura is well recognized. We analyzed an asbestos body by energy dispersive X-ray analyser in a... -
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- Compensation and Diagnosis of Asbestos Related Disease
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Kim SG
- KMID: 2304506
- Korean J Fam Med.
- 2009 May;30(5):335-343.
- doi: 10.4082/kjfm.2009.30.5.335
Asbestos is a fibrous silicate that was widely used because of its heat resistance properties. Asbestos exposure affects workers involved in mining or processing asbestos or those involved in the... -
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- Epidemiological survey on the environment and health status in asbestos factories
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Yun IG, Park CY, Lee WC, Lim Y, Kim KA
- KMID: 1694516
- Korean J Occup Environ Med.
- 1993 Feb;5(1):137-151.
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- Asbestos and environmental diseases
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Kang DM, Kim YK, Kim JE
- KMID: 2192710
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2012 Mar;55(3):214-222.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2012.55.3.214
Asbestos causes several asbestos related diseases (ARDs). Not only occupational asbestos exposure but also environmental asbestos exposure can cause ARDs. In Korea compensation for workers with ARDs has been provided... -
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- OccIDEAS: An Innovative Tool to Assess Past Asbestos Exposure in the Australian Mesothelioma Registry
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Macfarlane E, Benke G, Sim MR, Fritschi L
- KMID: 2317047
- Saf Health Work.
- 2012 Mar;3(1):71-76.
Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon but rapidly fatal disease for which the principal aetiological agent is exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma is of particular significance in Australia where asbestos use was... -
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- Awareness of Asbestos and Action Plans for Its Exposure can Help Lives Exposed to Asbestos
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Lee HJ, Park EK, Wilson D, Tutkun E, Oak C
- KMID: 2317087
- Saf Health Work.
- 2013 Jun;4(2):84-86.
Despite the fact that asbestos is a known carcinogen to humans, it is still used in industrialized countries, especially Asian countries. The global incidence of asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) due to... -
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- Towards Elimination of Asbestos-Related Diseases: A Theoretical Basis for International Cooperation
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Takahashi , Kang SK
- KMID: 2316982
- Saf Health Work.
- 2010 Dec;1(2):103-106.
We develop a theoretical framework for international cooperation that can be used for the elimination of asbestos-related diseases (ARDs). The framework is based on the similarities in the temporal patterns... -
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- Asbestos-related Diseases among Asbestos Textile Factory Workers and Residents Around the Factory
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Kang DM, Gu DC, Kim KH
- KMID: 2188012
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2009 May;52(5):482-488.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2009.52.5.482
The asbestos textile industry is characterized by the highest asbestos ambient air concentration of those workers who have suffered from high incidence of lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma, and other asbestos... -
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- Asbestosis Epidemics Caused by Non-occupational Neighborhood Exposure
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Ahn YS, Kim HR
- KMID: 2188009
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2009 May;52(5):472-481.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2009.52.5.472
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral in the Earth's crust, and it is not confined to the historic and current asbestos mining areas, but rather quite commonly encountered in certain... -
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- Development of the KOSHA Proficiency Testing Scheme on Asbestos Analysis in Korea
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Kwon J, Jang K, Hwang E, Kim KW
- KMID: 2394965
- Saf Health Work.
- 2017 Sep;8(3):318-321.
- doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2017.08.001
This commentary presents the regulatory backgrounds and development of the national proficiency testing (PT) scheme on asbestos analysis in the Republic of Korea. Since 2009, under the amended Occupational Safety... -
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- Asbestos and Asbestos-related Diseases in Vietnam: In reference to the International Labor Organization/World Health Organization National Asbestos Profile
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Pham VH, Lan Tran T, Le GV, Movahed M, Jiang Y, Pham NH, Ogawa H, Takahashi
- KMID: 2317093
- Saf Health Work.
- 2013 Jun;4(2):117-121.
This paper describes progress on formulating a national asbestos profile for the country of Vietnam. The Center of Asbestos Resource, Vietnam, formulated a National Profile on Asbestos-related Occupational Health, with... -
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- A Study of Psychosocial Stress of Residents Near Asbestos Mines
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Shin YS, Lee YJ, Ham JO, Jang EC, Park CH, Kang MS, Park SK
- KMID: 2141465
- Korean J Occup Environ Med.
- 2012 Dec;24(4):375-383.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to identify the level of psychosocial stress of residents near asbestos mines, and to investigate the relationship between psychosocial stress and asbestos exposure... -
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- Asbestos and Non-Asbestos Fiber Content in Lungs of Autopsied Subjects in Pohang with no Known History of Occupational Asbestos Exposure
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Lim HS, Kim JY, Kim DH, Sakai K, Hisanaga N
- KMID: 2283193
- Korean J Prev Med.
- 2000 Dec;33(4):477-483.
OBJECTIVES: To obtain reference values for the pulmonary asbestos and non-asbestos fiber contents of residents in Korea and to compare them with similar results from Japan. METHODS: The autopsied lung specimens... -
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- Systematic Review of the Effects of Asbestos Exposure on the Risk of Cancer between Children and Adults
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Kang D, Myung MS, Kim YK, Kim JE
- KMID: 2379956
- Ann Occup Environ Med.
- 2013 ;25(1):10.
Children are considerably more susceptible to enviro006Emental hazards than adults. This study was conducted to investigate whether the first asbestos exposure in childhood increases the risk of asbestos-related cancer including... -
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- The recognition and the attitude about the hazard materials and occupational disease in the asbestos related industry
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Yi GH, Rhee KY
- KMID: 2282605
- Korean J Prev Med.
- 1992 Sep;25(3):269-286.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the present state of worker's recognition and attitude about hazard materials and occupational disease in his workplace. In general worker's view of... -
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- Cancer Incidence in Asbestos-Exposed Workers: An Update on Four Finnish Cohorts
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Nynäs P, Pukkala E, Vainio H, Oksa P
- KMID: 2384784
- Saf Health Work.
- 2017 Jun;8(2):169-174.
- doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2016.11.003
BACKGROUND: We assessed the cancer risks of four different Finnish asbestos-exposed cohorts. We also explored if the cohorts with varying profiles of asbestos exposure exhibited varying relative risks of cancer. METHODS:... -
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