title: [Zolfare in Sicily: a research survey].
abstract: Sicilian zolfare (sulphur mines) have long been one of the economic resourches of the island. Miners have worked in difficult and dangerous conditions; many of them were young children (carusi). The paper deals with medical and health provisions for zolfara workers.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Biotecnologie Mediche e Forensi, Università degli Studi, Palermo, Italy. remalta@unipa.it
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malta
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007558:Italy; D008906:Mining; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012106:Research; D013455:Sulfur
chemical_list: D013455:Sulfur