Comparative analysis of incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular diseases among military personnel and seafarers serving on the bank
Borodulina, E.V.; Oranskiĭ, S.P.; Afanas'ev, S.S.; Kremis, V.I.; Eliseeva, L.N.
Voenno-Meditsinskii Zhurnal 333(4): 55-59
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-9050 PMID: 22712251 Document Number: 661036
The study presents retrospective analysis of navy soldiers' cardiovascular diseases, which most often cause the growth in labor force, loss rates and navy soldiers' dismissal and mortality rates, and, therefore, are one of the most pressing problems of the military medical services. Comparative assessment conducted between emergence and pervasiveness of these diseases in navy with those of land-based soldiers. Analysis of correlation between morbidity rates and length of service in navy is also included.