Relationship between Brazilian airline pilot errors and time of day

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1129-1131

  de Mello, M T ^a   Esteves, A M ^a   Pires, M L N ^a   Santos, D C ^a   Bittencourt, L R A ^a   Silva, R S ^a   Tufik, S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Airline pilot errors; Circadian rhythm

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BRAZIL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FATIGUE; FLIGHT; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SHIFT WORKER;

EID: 62749102775     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2008001200014     Document Type: Article

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