Suicides among seafarers in UK merchant shipping, 1919-2005

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-61

  Roberts, Stephen E ^a   Jaremin, Bogdan ^b   Chalasani, Padmaja ^a   Rodgers E , Sarah ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Merchant shipping; Seafarers; Suicides

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; SHIP; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAVAL MEDICINE; SHIPS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949976534     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp133     Document Type: Article

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