Injuries and diseases among commercial fishermen in the Northeast Atlantic and Barents Sea. Data from the Royal Norwegian Coast Guard

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-245

  Norum, Jan ^a   Endresen, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Royal Norwegian Coast Guard   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic; Diseases; Fishery; Injuries; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FISHERMAN; HAND INJURY; HEALTH SERVICE; HELICOPTER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEA; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 0037701441     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-002-0399-0     Document Type: Article

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