A predictive logistic regression equation for neck pain in helicopter aircrew

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 604-608

  Harrison, Michael F ^a   Neary, J Patrick ^a   Albert, Wayne J ^b   Croll, James C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Helicopter; Logistic regression; Near infrared spectroscopy; Neck pain; Night vision goggles

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; CANADA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED;

EID: 84864397147     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.2393.2012     Document Type: Article

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