Medical emergencies at sea and injuries among Scottish fishermen

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 159-164

  Lawrie, Thane ^a   Matheson, Catriona ^a   Murphy, Elizabeth ^a   Ritchie, Lewis ^a   Bond, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fishermen; High risk occupation; Incidence of injuries; Medical emergency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPERIENCE; FIRST AID; FISHERMAN; HAND INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEG INJURY; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEA; SHIP; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EMERGENCIES; FISHERIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SHIPS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0038635811     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqg054     Document Type: Article

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