Occupational risks and challenges of seafaring

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 249-256

  Oldenburg, Marcus ^a,b   Baur, Xaver ^b   Schlaich, Clara ^b  

^a Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Communicable diseases; Disaster; Occupational cancer; Occupational risks; Seafaring; Stress

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HUMAN; INJURY; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK; SHIP; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK; SHIPS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSPORTATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78049248910     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.K10004     Document Type: Review

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