- Occupational Diseases in Korea
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Kang SK, Kim EA
- KMID: 1714061
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2010 Dec;25(Suppl):S4-S12.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.S.S4
Korea has industrialized since the 1970s. Pneumoconiosis in coal miners was the most common occupational disease in the 1970s to 1980s. With the industrialization, the use of many chemicals have... -
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- Work-related Cerebro-Cardiovascular Diseases in Korea
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Kim DS, Kang SK
- KMID: 1714075
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2010 Dec;25(Suppl):S105-S111.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.S.S105
Cerebro-cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of compensable occupational diseases in Korea as in Japan or Taiwan. However, most countries accept only cardiovascular diseases (ischemic heart diseases) as compensable occupational diseases... -
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- Current Situation and Issue of Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance
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Kim I, Rhie J, Yoon JD, Kim J, Won J
- KMID: 1714488
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2012 May;27(Suppl):S47-S54.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.S.S47
Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance (IACI) has a history of about 50 yr, and is the oldest social insurance system in Korea. After more than 20 times of revision improvements in... -
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- Epidemiologic Characteristics of Compensated Occupational Lung Cancers among Korean Workers
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Ahn YS, Jeong KS
- KMID: 2069927
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2014 Nov;29(11):1473-1481.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2014.29.11.1473
An understanding of the characteristics of occupational lung cancer is important to establish policies that prevent carcinogen exposure and to compensate workers exposed to lung carcinogens. This study analyzed the... -
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