Deaths on board ships assisted by the Centro Internazionale Radio Medico in the last 25 years

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 186-191

  Grappasonni, Iolanda ^a   Petrelli, Fabio ^a   Amenta, Francesco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento Studi e Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Causes of death; Medical devices for ships; Prevention; Seafarers

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE RADIO MEDICO; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; SHIP; TELEMEDICINE; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; NAVAL MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SHIPS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84865461534     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: 18730442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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