Performance during a 3-hour simulated sentry duty task under varied work rates and secondary task demands

Military Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-117

  McBride, Sharon A ^a,b   Merullo, Donna J ^a   Johnson, Richard F ^a   Banderet, Louis E ^a   Robinson, Reginald T ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 34250853411     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08995600701323392     Document Type: Article

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