Seafaring stressors aboard merchant and passenger ships

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 96-105

  Oldenburg, Marcus ^a   Jensen, Hans Joachim ^b   Latza, Ute ^c   Baur, Xaver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Seafaring; Seamen; Ships; Stressor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAILOR; SHIP; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

EID: 63649162211     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-7067-z     Document Type: Article

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