Circadian adaptation of aircrew to transmeridian flight

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1153-1160

  Roach, Gregory D ^a   Rodgers, Mike ^b   Dawson, Drew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Salivary melatonin; Shiftwork; Sleep; Subjective alertness; Transmeridian flight

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; ALERTNESS; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLIGHT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REST; SALIVA; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TRAVEL; WORKING TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SALIVA; SLEEP;

EID: 18744386657     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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