Effect of airline travel on performance: A review of the literature

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 561-567

  Leatherwood, Whitney E ^a   Dragoo, Jason L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; MELATONIN;

ALTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AVIATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; JET LAG SYNDROME; LIGHT; NUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; EVIDENCE BASED REVIEWS; JET LAG; PHYSICAL STRESS; REVIEW;

AIR TRAVEL; ALTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BENZODIAZEPINES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; JET LAG SYNDROME; LIGHT; MELATONIN; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SPORTS NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

ALTITUDE; EVIDENCE BASED REVIEWS; JET LAG; PHYSICAL STRESS;

EID: 84877705835     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091449     Document Type: Review

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