Passenger safety, health, and comfort: A review

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 432-440

  Rayman, Russell B ^a  

^a Aerospace Medical Association   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIR QUALITY; AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; IMMOBILIZATION; JET LAG; NOISE; OXYGEN TENSION; PREGNANCY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RADIATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; STRESS; VIBRATION;

EID: 0030901688     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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