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Table 4 Offshore wind employees’ physical health impairments

From: Healthy offshore workforce? A qualitative study on offshore wind employees’ occupational strain, health, and coping

Short-term health impairments

 

 Back problems

 

 Muscular tension

 

 Skin problems (dry, rough, chapped hands)

 

 Knee problems

 

 Respiratory infections

 

 Fever

 

 Headache

 

 Gastrointestinal complaints

 

 Seasickness

 

 Dry mucus membranes

 

Long-term health impairments

 

 Chronic back pain, spinal disc problems

 

 Chronic muscular pain

 

 Skin alterations

 
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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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