Effect of caffeine on target detection and rifle marksmanship

Ergonomics

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1513-1530

  Gillingham, R ^a   Keefe, A A ^a   Keillor, J ^a   Tikuisis, Peter ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ergogenic acid; Friend foe discrimination; Shooting performance; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; ORDNANCE; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

MILITARY RESERVISTS; SHOOTING SESSIONS;

ERGONOMICS;

CAFFEINE; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF EVALUATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AROUSAL; CAFFEINE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0345865425     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0014013032000121606     Document Type: Article

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