Motion-sickness medications for aircrew: Impact on psychomotor performance

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 560-565

  Paul, Michel A ^a   MacLellan, Mike ^a   Gray, Gary ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dimenhydrinate; Meclizine; Military aircrew; Motion sickness prevention; Promethazine; Psychomotor performance

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; DIMENHYDRINATE; HISTANTIL; MECLOZINE; PLACEBO; PROMETHAZINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; TRANSMER;

ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MOTION SICKNESS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; ANTIEMETICS; CANADA; DIMENHYDRINATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MECLIZINE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; MOTION SICKNESS; PROMETHAZINE; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 20044377618     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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