Driving while intoxicated (DWI) convictions and job-related flying performance—a study of commercial air safety

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 28-32

  McFadden, K L ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air transport safety; Logistic regression; Modelling

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AVIATORS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED (DWI) CONVICTIONS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0031648253     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600487     Document Type: Article

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