Occupational injuries and health problems in the Egyptian Mediterranean fisheries

Safety Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-122

  Zytoon, Mohamed A ^a  

^a High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egyptian fisheries; Occupational health; Occupational injuries; Occupational safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT TYPES; EGYPTIANS; FISHING GEARS; FISHING INDUSTRY; FISHING PORTS; INJURY RATE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MARINE FISHERY; MORTALITY RATE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; WORK CONDITION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; FISHERIES; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; EQUIPMENT; FISHERMAN; FISHERY; FISHING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 80053183468     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.07.010     Document Type: Article

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