Health risks in the global shipping industry: An overview

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 329-340

  Bloor, Michael ^a   Thomas, Michelle ^b   Lane, Tony ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Globalisation; Occupational health; Risk; Seafarers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006114624     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713670163     Document Type: Review

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