The effects of sleep deprivation on flight performance, instrument scanning, and physiological arousal in pilots

International Journal of Aviation Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 326-346

  Previc, Fred H ^a   Lopez, Nadia ^b   Ercoline, William R ^c   Daluz, Christina M ^b   Workman, Andrew J ^b   Evans, Richard H ^d   Dillon, Nathan A ^d  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Air Force Materiel Command   (United States)

^c WYLE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d General Dynamics Advanced Information Engineering Systems   (United States)

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EID: 84858164038     PISSN: 10508414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508410903187562     Document Type: Article

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