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- Title
Medicolegal aspects of the third wave of asbestos-related disease in Australia.
- Authors
Gordon, John R. C.; Leigh, James
- Abstract
The authors reflect on the medicolegal aspects of the third wave of asbestos-linked disease in Australia. They claim that there are only two firms that make asbestos cement products for home construction in the country, namely, James Hardie and Wunderlich. They cite that the third wave of asbestos disease epidemic in the country are due to the non-industrial uses of asbestos products. One disease caused by asbestos is mesothelioma.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; ASBESTOS &; health; JAMES Hardy (Company); WUNDERLICH &; Co.; MESOTHELIOMA
- Publication
Medical Journal of Australia, 2011, Vol 195, Issue 5, p247
- ISSN
0025-729X
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.5694/mja11.10899