Health experience of 122 submarine crewmembers during a 101-day submergence

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 858-862

  Horn, Wayne G ^a   Thomas, Terry L ^b   Marino, Karma ^c   Hooper, Tomoko I ^c  

^a Naval Submarine Base New London   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Artificial environment; Exercise; Health; Hygiene; Military medicine; Self care; Submariners; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COMMON COLD; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INSOMNIA; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MILITARY MEDICINE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF CARE; SELF MEDICATION; SMOKING; SUBMARINE CREW;

ADULT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0043270349     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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