Moderators of skill retention interval/performance decrement relationships in eight U.S. Air Force enlisted specialties

Human Performance

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-123

  Lance, Charles E ^a,d   Parisi, Anthony G ^a   Bennett, Winston R ^b   Teachout, Mark S ^c   Harville, Donald L ^b   Welles, Marsha L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c United States Automobile Association   (United States)

^d University of Georgia   (United States)

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EID: 0032346687     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327043hup1101_4     Document Type: Article

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