Aircrew periodic medical examinations

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-14

  Mcloughlin, David C ^a   Jenkins, D I T ^a  

^a Roy Air Force Ctr of Aviat Med   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aircrew; Flight safety; Medicals; Screening

Indexed keywords

AIRPLANE CREW; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SPACE FLIGHT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; WORK DISABILITY;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037292366     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqg022     Document Type: Review

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