Prevalence of fatigue among commercial pilots

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 263-268

  Jackson, Craig A ^a   Earl, Laurie ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aviation; Fatigue; Pilots; Short haul

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTHYMIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; JOB EXPERIENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL FATIGUE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 33745714466     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kql021     Document Type: Article

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