Postural sway and exposure to jet propulsion fuel 8 among US air force personnel

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 446-453

  Maule, Alexis L ^a   Heaton, Kristin J ^a,b   Rodrigues, Ema ^c   Smith, Kristen W ^c   McClean, Michael D ^c   Proctor, Susan P ^a,b,d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

ADULT; AIR FORCE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOLDIER; STANDING; UNITED STATES; VELOCITY; WORKING TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AVIATION; FEMALE; FOSSIL FUELS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURAL BALANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876407435     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31827db94b     Document Type: Article

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