| Document ID (ISN) | 51792 |
| CIS number |
89-836 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0027-7606 - Journal of the Nagoya City University Medical Association |
| Year |
1988 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Yamada T. |
| Title |
Health survey of crew members in ocean-transport vessels, using the Cornell Medical Index |
| Original title |
Gaikoku kōro senpaku norikumin no CMI kenkō-chōsa kenkyū [in Japanese] |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1988, Vol.39, No.1, p.45-66. 56 ref. |
| Abstract |
The physical and mental complaints of 1737 Japanese crew members of 81 ocean-transport vessels were investigated using the Cornell Medical Index in 1979 and 1983. Responses to 195 questions were compared among 4 age-groups and between the two line groups (East-West and North-South). Physical and mental complaints were observed in crew members 2-15 times more frequently than in age-matched workers on land. N-S line crews had more complaints than E-W line crews. The percentage of complaints was lower in 1983 than in 1979. This lower percentage in 1983 may possibly be related to rationalisation and recent innovations in navigation, which have greatly reduced working hours. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Japan; sea transport; conditions of work; state of health |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Transport and communications
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Water transportation
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