31
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Incidence and Relative Risk for Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B and Tuberculosis and Occurrence of Malaria among Merchant Seamen

, &
Pages 107-110 | Received 28 Sep 1995, Accepted 05 Dec 1995, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

References

  • Hansen H L, Andersen P L, Brandt L, Broløs O. Antibodies against hepatitis viruses in merchant seamen. Scand J Infect Dis 1995; 27: 191–194
  • Siebke J C, Wessel N, Kvandai P, Lie T. The prevalence of hepatitis A and B in Norwegian merchant seamen – a serological study. Infection 1989; 17: 77–80
  • Hooper R, Cunion S, Conwill D, Merrel B, Wallace J, Batchelor R. Hepatitis A and B in a naval population. Milit Med 1988; 153: 350–355
  • Krotoski W M, McReynolds R, Jackson V, Novak R, Catto B. Falciparum malaria in seamen. JAMA 1978; 239: 2778–2779
  • Houk V N, Baker J H, Sorensen K, Kent D C. The epidemiology of tuberculosis infection in a closed environment. Arch Environ Health 1968; 16: 26–35
  • DiStasio A JI, Trump D H. The investigation of a tuberculosis outbreak in the closed environment of a U.S. Navy ship 1987, Milit Med 155: 347–351, 1990
  • Strandberg Pedersen N, Smith E. Surveillance systems for communicable diseases in Denmark. Zbl Bakr 1994; 281: 276–283
  • Danmarks Statistik. KSDB (Kommunalstatistisk Databank). Danmarks Statistik. 1995
  • Morris J A, Gardner M J. Calculating confidence intervals for relative risks, odds ratios and stadardized ratios and rates. Statistics with confidence–Confidence intervals and statistical guidelines, M J Gardner, D G Altman. British Medical Journal, London 1989; 50–63
  • Hansen H L. Surveillance of deaths on board Danish merchant ships, 1986 through 1993 – implications for prevention. Occup Environ Med, (in press)
  • Remember pills against malaria. Danish Maritime Authority, Copenhagen 1988
  • Hawkins R E, Malone J D, Cloninger L A, Rozmajzl P J, Lewis D, Butler J, Cross E, Gray S, Hyams K C. Risk of viral hepatitis among military personnel assigned to US Navy ships. J Infect Dis 1992; 165: 716–719
  • WHO. International travel and health. Vaccination requirements and health advice. World Health Organisation, Geneva 1994
  • Hansen H L, Brandt L, Jensen J, Balslev U, Skarphedinsson S, Jørgensen A F, David K, Black F T. HIV infection among seafarers in Denmark. Scand J Infect Dis 1994; 26: 27–31
  • Nelsing S, Nielsen T L, Nielsen J O. Occupational blood exposure among health care workers: I. Frequency and reporting. Scand J Infect Dis 1993; 25: 193–198
  • Stoker N. Tuberculosis in a changing world. Lancet 1994; 309: 1178–1179
  • Instruks for Legeundersøkelse av arbeitstakere på skip. Direktoratet for Sjømenn, Oslo 1981, [in Norwegian]
  • Danmarks Statistik. Shipping statistics for 1993. In: Statistiske efterretninger 1994; 1994/20: 3–8, [in Danish]
  • White N J. Mefloquine. Br Med J 1994; 308: 286–287

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.