“Even if I were to consent, my family will never agree”: exploring autopsy services for posthumous occupational lung disease compensation among mineworkers in South Africa

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Audrey V. Banyini (مؤلف), David Rees (مؤلف), Leah Gilbert (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Taylor & Francis Group, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• الموضوعات: article
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: Connect to this object online.

Context: In the South African mining sector, cardiorespiratory-specific autopsies are conducted under the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act (ODMWA) on deceased mineworkers to determine eligibility for compensation. However, low levels of autopsy utilisation undermine the value of the serv...