Dietary effects on cognition and pilots' flight performance

International Journal of Aviation Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-282

  Lindseth, Glenda N ^a   Lindseth, Paul D ^a   Jensen, Warren C ^a   Petros, Thomas V ^b   Helland, Brian D ^b   Fossum, Debra L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

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EID: 79960604014     PISSN: 10508414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508414.2011.582454     Document Type: Article

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