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Vigilance on the civil flight deck: incidence of sleepiness and sleep during long-haul flights and associated changes in physiological parameters

Nicola Wright Centre for Human Sciences, Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, Farnborough GU14 0LX, UK
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Amanda McGown Centre for Human Sciences, Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, Farnborough GU14 0LX, UK
Pages 82-106 | Published online: 10 Nov 2010

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