A multifaceted public health approach to statewide aviation safety

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-186

  Mode, Nicolle A ^a,b   O'Connor, Mary B ^a   Conway, George A ^a   Hill, Ryan D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Nicolle Mode and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents; CFIT; Controlled flight into terrain; Effectiveness; Part 135

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; AIRCRAFT; ALASKA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84855231325     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.21993     Document Type: Article

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