In-flight sleep of flight crew during a 7-hour rest break: Implications for research and flight safety

Sleep

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 109-115

  Signal, T Leigh ^a   Gander, Philippa H ^a   Van Den Berg, Margo J ^a   Graeber, R Curtis ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Graeber Group Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Aircrew; Aviation; Crew rest facility; In flight sleep; Polysomnography; Sleep quality; Sleep timing; Total sleep time; Ultra long range

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIRCRAFT; AIRPLANE CREW; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASIA; HUMAN; MALE; NONREM SLEEP; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; UNITED STATES;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AVIATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REST; SAFETY; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; SLEEP STAGES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84871875436     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5665/sleep.2312     Document Type: Article

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