A study of airline pilot morbidity

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1001-1005

  Sykes, Adrian J ^a   Larsen, Peter D ^a   Griffiths, Robin F ^a   Aldington, Sarah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Air New Zealand Medical Unit   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Airline pilots; Kidney stones; Melanoma; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONS; OFFICE VISITS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84867420404     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.3380.2012     Document Type: Article

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