Effects of hydration on cognitive function of pilots

Military Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 792-798

  Lindseth, Paul D ^a   Lindseth, Glenda N ^a   Petros, Thomas V ^a   Jensen, Warren C ^a   Caspers, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEHYDRATION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOLDIER; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEHYDRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SPACE PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879720126     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00013     Document Type: Article

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