Using individual differences to build a common core dataset for aviation security studies

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 459-479

  Drury, Colin G ^a   Holness, Karen ^b   Ghylin, Kimberly M ^a   Green, Brian D ^a  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

^b NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Inspection; Selection; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007843894     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639220802609887     Document Type: Article

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