Psychophysical stress and strain of maritime pilots in Germany. A cross-sectional study.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Maritime pilots work in an irregular deployment system (rotation system) with unpredictable work assignments under high levels of physical and mental stress. Fatigue or chronic diseases, e.g. coronary heart disease, peptic ulcers or gastritis can occur as a consequen...

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Main Authors: Filip Barbarewicz, Hans-Joachim Jensen, Volker Harth, Marcus Oldenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221269