Alcohol and aviation

Addiction

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 539-555

  Cook, Christopher Charles Holland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AIRPLANE CREW; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ETHANOL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0030949242     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1997.tb02912.x     Document Type: Review

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