title: Diseases of seafarers in Vietnam preliminary report.
abstract: The authors examined groups of Vietnamese seafarers and shore workers in the port of Haiphong, recorded diseases prevailing among them, and compared the morbidity in these two groups of workers. They also measured the noise level on ships. This is a preliminary report of the work conducted by the staff of the National Institute of Maritime Medicine aimed at better protection and promotion of health of national seafarers.
authors.affiliation: Vietnam National Institute of Maritime Medicine, Hai Phong City, Vietnam. yhb@hn.vnn.vn
authors.forename: Son Truong
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Chi Tran
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Quynh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009326:Naval Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009622:Noise; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012767:Ships; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology; D017132:Workplace