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2021


Int Marit Health


72


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Dermatological diseases in seamen’s lower extremity: a prevalence study.

Authors

Rego-Pena V, Bouza-Prego M Á, Gómez-Muniz F, Veiga-Seijo R
Int Marit Health. 2021; 72(1):18-25.
PMID: 33829469.

Abstract

Little is known about the impact of occupational seafaring on lower limb conditions. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of dermatological diseases affecting the feet and lower extremities of seafarers, as well as the possible impact of working conditions on the development of the pathologies analysed.