Flight safety in Alaska: Comparing attitudes and practices of high- and low-risk air carriers

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-57

  Conway, George A ^a   Mode, Nicolle A ^a   Berman, Matthew D ^b   Martin, Stephanie ^b   Hill, Alexandra ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft crash; Alaska; Case control study; Occupational injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ALTITUDE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLIGHT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; ADULT; ALASKA; ATTITUDE; AVIATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; WEATHER; WORKLOAD;

EID: 12144279476     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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