Hypoxia symptoms in military aircrew: Long-term recall vs. acute experience in training

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-57

  Smith, Adrian M ^a  

^a BAE Systems Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hypoxia awareness training; Hypoxia symptoms

Indexed keywords

AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; AVIATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MILITARY MEDICINE; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; TRAINING;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 37749021302     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.2013.2008     Document Type: Article

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