Lifestyles, flying and associated health problems in flight attendants

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 268-275

  Lekha, Sharma ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Back pain; Flight attendants; Jetlag; Loss of memory; Stress

Indexed keywords

AIRPLANE CREW; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEADACHE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INDIAN; JET LAG; JOB STRESS; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AVIATION; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM;

EID: 36248973563     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466424006064305     Document Type: Article

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