Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. Re: Communication problems and Radiomedico
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... that we were asked to produce, we recommend that telephone be installed in the ship hospital. In our (the Norwegian) Radio Medico most prescriptions are given by telephone, in some cases by e-mail. ...

2. Re: communication problems and Radiomedico
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Dear Ana Paula Rodrigues As a leader of the Norwegian Radio medico for 25 years, i look wery much forward to reading your assay. I have passed on your request to the present leader of the Norwegian ...

3. Re:3.1 Definitions
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... Possibly - and hopefully - we could reach more accurate definitions? Best regards Alf Magne Horneland Director Norwegian Centre for Maritime Medicine ...

4. Editorial board
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... or for the pre-sea and periodic medical exam.   Finally, it was agreed that that authors should be acknowledged by the board, and that the publisher shall be Norwegian Centre for Maritime Medicine. ...

5. 10.3 Disorders of the Skin
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... and acne found among Norwegian machine crew was found to be related to the exposure to oil and solvents although the latter was not significant [2]. Among fishermen, a questionnaire screening of 81 fishermen ...

6. 10.11 Sexually transmitted diseases – STD’s
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... seamen mainly following intravenous drug use and casual sex abroad [18]. A Norwegian study has demonstrated that the duration of employment as a seafarer and casual sex abroad were independently associated ...

7. 10.10 Gastrointestinal Diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... port of Oslo, the prevalence of hepatitis B markers was 9.4% which was significantly higher than in the general Norwegian population. The prevalence increased with the number of years of occupation, and ...

8. 19.9 References
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/19. Research in Maritime Medicine)

... in seafaring - an international study. Occup Med (Lond.), 2004. 54: p. 548-555. 5. Strand, L.A., et al., Establishment of the Royal Norwegian Navy personnel cohorts for cancer incidence and mortality ...

9. 19.8 Research collaboration and research institutions for maritime medicine
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/19. Research in Maritime Medicine)

...  heikki.saarni@ttl.fi   Norway Bergen Norwegian Center of maritime medicine Alf Magne Horneland www.helse-bergen.no/avd/sjofartsmedisin/ Alf.magne.horneland@helse-bergen.no ...

10. 19.7 Presentation and publication of maritime medicine topics including journals devoted to maritime medicine
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/19. Research in Maritime Medicine)

... Maritime Health Association are listed in Table 19.7.1 Name of Scientific Society  Homepage Societé Francaise de Médicine Maritime www.mersante.com/   Norwegian ...

11. Website Disclaimer Notice
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... and Liability While every effort is made to ensure that the content of this website is accurate, the website is provided “as is” and the Norwegian Centre for Maritime Medicine makes no representations ...

12. 4.5 International Maritime Health Association[1]
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... publishing of the scientific publication International Maritime Health, namely the owner, Interfaculty Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine (IIMTM), Gdynia, IMHA and the Norwegian Centre for Maritime ...

13. 3.3 Regulation and international agreements
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/3. The Shipping Industry)

... They aim to offer similar commercial advantages as do open registers.  The Norwegian international register NIS was established in 1987 as the first of such international registers after several years ...

14. 3.2 Manning and recruitment
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/3. The Shipping Industry)

...  The majority of the maritime labour force now comes for Asia and East Europe.  This is reflected in the manning of Norwegian controlled vessels in deep-sea trades.  Figure 2-16 illustrates ...

15. 3.1 Seaborne transport
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/3. The Shipping Industry)

... York, in Hong Kong harbour and in Norwegian fiords, to big Ro-Ro (Roll-on Roll-off) ferries with a capacity to carry 3000 passengers and 650 cars as those operating across the English Channel. North Sea ...

16. 7.6 Other Conditions with complex Fitness Decisions
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... an English seafarer died of AIDS. This was also the case in the late 1960s with a Norwegian seaman and his family [Hansen et al. 1994]. Hansen et al estimated the risk of HIV infection in seafarers to ...

17. 11.6 Isolation
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

... wives and intermittent husbands-social and psychological impact of a subgroup of Norwegian seafarers' work schedule on their families. Int Marit Health. 2007;58(1-4):115-28 9. Mayhew C. Work-related ...

18. 6.10 Fishing and catching
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... 2004;61,1: 16-23. Norum J, Endresen E. Injuries and diseases among commercial fishermen in the Northeast Atlantic and Barents Sea; Data from the Royal Norwegian Coast Guard. International  ...

19. 6.8 Multinational Crews & Communication
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

...  indonesians and West Africans aboard Dutch and British ships; a Mediterranean preference for the Greeks with Egyptian officers and ratings; a Baltic connection for the Germans and Norwegians who ...

20. 12.11 Appendices
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/12. Cruise Medicine)

... medical advisor services, like Norwegian Radio Medico (via Rogaland Radio) can be consulted free of charge. Request a specialist evaluation, diagnostics, and/or treatment from appropriate providers ashore ...