Impact of layover length on sleep, subjective fatigue levels, and sustained attention of long-haul airline pilots

Chronobiology International

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 580-586

  Roach, Gregory D ^a,b   Petrilli, Renée M A ^a,b,c   Dawson, Drew ^a,b   Lamond, Nicole ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airline pilots; Fatigue; Layover; Recovery; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TIME; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ATTENTION; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84861377082     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2012.675222     Document Type: Article

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