Diseases of seafarers in Vietnam preliminary report.
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.
Nguyen
Son Truong
ST
Vietnam National Institute of Maritime Medicine, Hai Phong City, Vietnam. yhb@hn.vnn.vn
Quynh
Chi Tran
CT
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