Asbestos-related Occupational Cancers Compensated under the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance in Korea
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dc.contributor.author | Ahn, Yeon-Soon | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kang, Seong-Kyu | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-12-15T03:40:21Z | - |
dc.date.created | 2020-12-15 | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009-03 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0019-8366 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/79304 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Compensation for asbestos-related cancers occurring in occupationally-exposed workers is a global issue; this is also an issue in Korea. To provide basic information regarding compensation for workers exposed to asbestos, 60 cases of asbestos-related occupational lung cancer and mesothelioma that were compensated during 15 yr; from 1993 (the year the first case was compensated) to 2007 by the Korea Labor Welfare Corporation (KLWC) are described. The characteristics of the cases were analyzed using the KLWC electronic data and the epidemiologic investigation data conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute (OSHRI) of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA). The KLWC approved compensation for 41 cases of lung cancer and 19 cases of mesothelioma. Males accounted for 91.7% (55 cases) of the approved cases. The most common age group was 50-59 yr (45.0%). The mean duration of asbestos exposure for lung cancer and mesothelioma cases was 19.2 and 16.0 yr, respectively. The mean latency period for lung cancer and mesothelioma cases was 22.1 and 22.6 yr, respectively. The major industries associated with mesothelioma cases were shipbuilding and maintenance (4 cases) and manufacture of asbestos textiles (3 cases). The major industries associated with lung cancer cases were shipbuilding and maintenance (7 cases), construction (6 cases), and manufacture of basic metals (4 cases). The statistics pertaining to asbestos-related occupational cancers in Korea differ from other developed countries in that more cases of mesothelioma were compensated than lung cancer cases. Also, the mean latency period for disease onset was shorter than reported by existing epidemiologic studies; this discrepancy may be related to the short history of occupational asbestos use in Korea. Considering the current Korean use of asbestos, the number of compensated cases in Korea is expected to increase in the future but not as much as developed countires. | - |
dc.language | 영어 | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | NATL INST OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH, JAPAN | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | INDUSTRIAL HEALTH | - |
dc.title | Asbestos-related Occupational Cancers Compensated under the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance in Korea | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.type.rims | ART | - |
dc.description.journalClass | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.wosid | 000264777200003 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.2486/indhealth.47.113 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | INDUSTRIAL HEALTH, v.47, no.2, pp.113 - 122 | - |
dc.description.isOpenAccess | N | - |
dc.identifier.scopusid | 2-s2.0-65449180346 | - |
dc.citation.endPage | 122 | - |
dc.citation.startPage | 113 | - |
dc.citation.title | INDUSTRIAL HEALTH | - |
dc.citation.volume | 47 | - |
dc.citation.number | 2 | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Kang, Seong-Kyu | - |
dc.type.docType | Article | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Asbestos | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Lung cancer | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Mesothelioma | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Worker&apos | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | s compensation | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | LUNG-CANCER | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | EXPOSURE | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | TRENDS | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | RISK | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | WORKERS | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | EUROPE | - |
dc.relation.journalResearchArea | Environmental Sciences & Ecology | - |
dc.relation.journalResearchArea | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | - |
dc.relation.journalResearchArea | Toxicology | - |
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory | Environmental Sciences | - |
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | - |
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory | Toxicology | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scie | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scopus | - |
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