Alcohol elimination and simulator performance of male and female aviators: A preliminary report

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 407-413

  Taylor, Joy L ^a,b   Dolhert, Nancy ^b   Friedman, Leah ^b   Mumenthaler, Martin ^b,c   Yesavage, Jerome A ^a,b,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRPLANE CREW; AIRPLANE PILOT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAINING;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BREATH TESTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029928820     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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