The use of autonomic components to improve cardiovascular assessment of mental workload in flight simulation

International Journal of Aviation Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-47

  Backs, Richard W ^a   Lenneman, John K ^b   Sicard, Jamie L ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033477528     PISSN: 10508414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327108ijap0901_3     Document Type: Article

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