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Aerospace Medical Assn., Medical Guidelines Task Force (2003). Medical Guidelines for Airline Travel, 2nd ed. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 74, No. 5, Section II, pp. A1-A19.
Air Travel Working Party (British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee). (2005). Managing passengers with respiratory disease planning air travel: British Thoracic Society recommendations. Thorax, Vol. 57, pp. 289-304.
Ballard, T., Lagorio, S., DeSantis, M., DeAngelis, G., Santaquilani, M., Caldora, M., & Verdecchia, A. (2002). A retrospective mortality study of Italian commercial airline cockpit crew and cabin attendants, 1965-96. International Journal of Occupational & Environmental Health, Vol. 8, pp. 87-96.
Beers, K., & Mohler, S. (1985). Food poisoning as an in-flight safety hazard. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 56, pp. 594-597.
Braude, D. A., & Crandall, C. S. (2005). The impact of aircraft type, temperature, and turbulence on airsickness in air medical transport. Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 12, No. 5, Suppl. 1, 176.
Brown, T., Shuker, L., Rushton, L., Warren, F., & Stevens, J. (2001). The possible effects on health, comfort and safety in aircraft cabin environments. Journal of the Royal Society of Health, Vol. 121, pp. 177-184.
Brundrett, G. (2001). Comfort and health in commercial aircraft: A literature review. Journal of the Royal Society of Health, Vol. 121, pp. 29-37.
Bryce, L., Butler, W., Pilmanis, A., & King, H. (2005). Headache and altitude decompression sickness: Joint pain or neurological pain? Aviation, Space, & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 76, pp. 1074-1078.
Buja, A., Lange, J., Perissinotto, E., Rausa, G., Grigoletto, F., Canova, C., & Mastrangelo, G. (2005). Cancer incidence among male military and civil pilots and flight attendants: An analysis on published data. Toxicology & Industrial Health, Vol. 21, pp. 273-282.
Cho, K., Ennaceur, A., Cole, J., & Suh, C. (2000). Chronic jet lag produces cognitive deficits. Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 20:RC66(1-5).
Csortan, E., Jones, J., Haan, M., & Brown, M. (1994). Efficacy of pseudoephedrine for the prevention of barotraumas during air travel. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 23, pp. 1324-1327.
DeHart, R. (2003). Health issues of air travel. Annual Review of Public Health, Vol. 24, pp. 133-151.
Enck, P., Muller-Sacks, E., Holtmann, G., & Wegmann, H. (1995). Gastrointestinal problems in airline crew members. Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie, Vol. 33, pp. 513-516.
Flower, D., Irvine, D., & Folkard, S. (2003). Perception and predictability of travel fatigue after long-haul flights: A retrospective study. Aviation, Space, & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 74, pp. 173-179.
Gander, P., Nguyen, D., Rosekind, M., & Connell, L. (1993). Age, circadian rhythms, and sleep loss in flight crews. Aviation, Space, & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 64, pp. 189-195.
Kelly, M. (1993). Control of infection in an international airline. Occupational Medicine, Vol. 43, pp. 91-94.
Kharas, R. (2002). Air line hygiene in civil aviation: Jet Airways' perspective. Indian Journal of Aerospace Medicine, Vol. 46, pp. 39-43.
Klokker, M., Vesterhauge, S., & Jansen, E. (2005). Pressure-equalizing earplugs do not prevent barotrauma on descent from 8000 ft cabin altitude. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 76, pp. 1079-1082.
Lapostolle, F., Surget, V., Borron, S., Desmaisieres, M., Sordelet, D., Lapandry, C., Cupa, M. & Adnet, F. (2001). Sever pulmonary embolism associated with air travel. New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 345, pp. 828-829.
Larsen, A., Buchwald, C., & Vesterhauge, S. (2003). Sinus barotrauma -- late diagnosis and treatment with computer-aided endoscopic surgery. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 74, pp. 180-183.
Lindgren, T., Andersson, K., Dammstrom, B., & Norback, D. (2002). Ocular, nasal, dermal and general symptoms among commercial airline crews. International Archives of Occupational & Environmental Health, Vol. 75, pp. 475-483.
Low, J., & Chan, D. (2002). Air travel in older people. Age & Ageing, Vol. 31, pp. 17-22.
Kanick, S., & Doyle, W. (2005). Barotrauma during air travel: Predictions of a mathematical model. Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 98, pp. 1592-1602.
McGregor, A. (2003). Fitness standards in airline staff. Occupational Medicine, Vol. 53, pp. 5-9.
Mitchell, S. (2003). Health assessment in aviation medicine: An overview. Occupational Medicine, Vol. 53, pp. 3-4.
Mcloughlin, D., & Jenkins, D. (2003). Aircrew periodic medical examinations. Occupational Medicine, Vol. 53, pp. 11-14.
Mohler, S. (1991). Upper respiratory infections and the civil aviation crew member. Flight Safety Foundation: Human Factors & Aviation Medicine, Vol. 38, No. 3.
Mohler, S. (1993). Airline crew members suffer high rate of occupational injuries. Flight Safety Foundation: Human Factors & Aviation Medicine, Vol. 40, No. 3.
Mortazavi, A., Eisenberg, M., Langleben, D., Ernst, P., & Schiff, R. (2003). Altitude-related hypoxia: Risk assessment and management for passengers on commercial aircraft. Aviation, Space, & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 74, pp. 922-927.
Muhm, J., Rock, P., McMullin, D., Jones, S., Lu, I., Eilers, K., Space, D., & McMullen, A. (2007). Effect of aircraft-cabin altitude on passenger discomfort. New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 357, pp. 18-27.
Paridou, A., Velonakis, E., Langner, I., Zeeb, H., & Blettner, M.(2003). Mortality among pilots and cabin crew in Greece, 1960-1997. International Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 32, pp. 244-247.
Rayman, R. (1998). Aerospace medicine. Journal of the American Medical Assn., Vol. 279, pp. 1777-1778.
Rayman, R., Hastings, J., Kruyer, W., & Levy, R. (2000). Clinical Aviation Medicine, 3rd ed., New York: Castle Connolly Graduate Medical Publishing.
Ruskin, K., Hernandez, K. & Barash, p. (2008). Management of in-flight medical emergencies. Anesthesiology, Vol. 108, pp. 749-755.
Samuels, M. (2004). The effects of flight and altitude. Archives of Disease in Childhood, Vol. 89, pp. 448-455.
Shepherd, L., & Edwards, S. (2004). The effects of flying: Processes, consequences and prevention. British Journal of Nursing, Vol. 13, pp. 19-29.
Singh, B. (2002). Sickness pattern among air travellers: Review of 735 cases at Oman airport. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 73, pp. 684-687.
Stangerup, S.-E., Tjernstrom, O., Klokker, M., Harcourt, J., & Stokholm, J. (1998). Point prevalence of barotitis in children and adults after flight, and effect of autoinflation. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 69, pp. 45-49.
Watson, D. (2005). Aeromedical decision-making: An evidence-based risk management paradigm. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 76, pp. 58-62
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Ballard, T., Corradi, L., Lauria, L., Mazzanti, C., Scaravelli, G., Sgorbissa, F., Romito, P., & Verdecchia, A. (2004). Integrating qualitative methods into occupational health research: A study of women flight attendants. Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 61, pp. 163-166.
Ballard, T., Romito, P., Lauria, L., Vigiliano, V., Caldora, M., Mazzanti, C., & Verdecchia, A. (2006). Self perceived health and mental health among women flight attendants. Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 63, pp. 33-38.
Carter, E. (2000). Perspectives of those impacted: Flight attendant's perspective. Health Physics, Vol. 79, pp. 600-601.
Forssen, U., Mezei, G., Nise, G., & Feychting, M. (2004). Occupational magnetic field exposure among women in Stockholm County, Sweden. Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 61, pp. 594-602.
Grajewski, B., Nguyen, M., Whelan, E., Cole, R., & Hein, M. (2003). Measuring and identifying large-study metrics for circadian rhythm disruption in female flight attendants. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, Vol. 29, pp. 337-346.
Gunnarsdottir, H., Sveinsdottir, H., Bernburg, J., Fridriksdottir, H., & Tomasson, K. (2006). Lifestyle, harassment at work and self-assessed health of female flight attendants, nurses and teachers. Work, Vol. 27, pp. 165-172.
Hagihara, A., Tarumi, K., & Nobutomo, K. (2001). The number of steps taken by flight attendants during international long-haul flights. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 72, pp. 937-939.
Klokker, M., & Vesterhauge, S. (2005). Perilymphatic fistula in cabin attendants: An incapacitating consequence of flying with common cold. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 76, pp. 66-68.
Kojo, K., Pukkala, E., & Auvinen, A. (2005). Breast cancer risk among Finnish cabin attendants: A nested case-control study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 62, pp. 488-493.
Kortschot, H., & Oostervald, W. (1993). Barotrauma in Boeing 737 cabin crew. ORL: Journal for Otorhinolaryngology & Related Specialties, Vol. 55, pp. 114-116.
Lauria, L., Ballard, T., Caldora, M., Mazzanti, C., & Verdecchia, A. (2006). Reproductive disorders and pregnancy outcomes among female flight attendants. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 77, pp. 533-539.
Lee, H., Wilbur, K., Conrad, K., & Miller, A. (2006). Risk factors associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders among female flight attendants: Using a focus group to prepare a survey. AAOHN Journal, Vol. 54, pp. 154-164.
Lee, H., Wilbur, K., Conrad, K., & Mokadam, D. (2006). Work-related muscoloskeletal symptoms reported by female flight attendants. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 77, pp. 1283-1287.
MacDonald, L., Deddens, J., Grajewski, B., Whelan, E., & Hurrell, J. (2003). Job stress among female flight attendants. Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 45, pp. 703-714.
Nagda, N., & Koontz, M. (2003). Review of studies on flight attendant health and comfort in airliner cabins. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 74, pp. 101-109.
Pombal, R., Peixoto, H., Lima, M., & Jorge, A. (2005). Permanent medical disqualification in airline cabin crew: Causes in 136 cases, 1993-2002. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 76, pp. 981-984.
Tokumaru, O., Haruki, K., Bacal, K., Katagiri, T., Yamamoto, T., & Sakurai, Y. (2006). Incidence of cancer among female flight attendants: A meta-analysis. Journal of Travel Medicine, Vol. 13, pp. 127-132.
Tvaryanas, A. (2003). Epidemiology of turbulence-related injuries in airline cabin crew, 1992-2001. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 74, pp. 970-976.
Whelan, E. (2003). Cancer incidence in airline cabin crew. Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 60, pp. 805-806.
Whelan, E., Grajewski, B., Wood, E., Kwan, L., Nguyen, M., Schnorr, T., Knecht, E., & Kesner, J. (2002). Feasibility issues in reproductive biomonitoring of female flight attendants and teachers. Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 44, pp. 947-955.
Whelan, E., Lawson, C., Grajewski, B., Petersen, M., Pinkerton, L., Ward, E., & Schnorr, T. (2003). Prevalence of respiratory symptoms among female flight attendants and teachers. Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 60, pp. 929-934.
Yoshioka, T., Narusawa, M., Nagami, K., Yabuki, C., Nakahara, Y., Nakano, S., Sekiguchi, C., Noda, K., Nagai, T., Kobayashi, K., Ohmori, K., Sakai, T., & Furusato, M. (1982). Effects of relative metabolic rate and heart rate variation on the performance of flight attendants. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 53, pp. 127-132.
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Arva, P., & Wagstaff, A. (2003). Medical disqualification of 275 commercial pilots: Changing patterns over 20 years. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 75, pp. 791-794.
Boice, J., Jr., Blettner, M., & Auvinen, A. (2000). Epidemiologic studies of pilots and aircrew. Health Physics, Vol. 79, pp. 576-584.
Bourgeois-Bougrine, S., Carbon, P., Gounelle, C., Mollard, R., & Coblentz, A. (2003). Perceived fatigue for short- and long-haul flights: A survey of 739 airline pilots. Aviation, Space, & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 74, pp. 1072-1077.
Butler, G., Nicholas, J., Lackland, D., & Friedberg, W. (2000). Perspective of those impacted: Airline pilot's perspective. Health Physics, Vol. 79, pp. 602-607.
Cullen, S., Drysdale, H., & Mayes, R. (1997). Role of medical factors in 1000 fatal aviation accidents. British Medical Journal, Vol. 314, P. 592.
Haldorsen, T., Reitan, J., & Tveten, U. (2002). Aircraft accidents and other causes of death among Norwegian commercial pilots. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 73, pp. 587-592.
Hood, W., Nicholas, J., Butler, G., Lackland, D., Hoel, D., & Mohr, L. (2000). Magnetic field exposure of commercial airline pilots. Annals of Epidemiology, Vol. 10, p. 479.
Irvine, D., & Davies, P. (1992). The mortality of British Airways pilots, 1966-1989: A proportional mortality study. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 63, pp. 276-279.
Irvine, D., & Davies, P. (1999). British Airways flightdeck mortality study, 1950- 1992. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 70, pp. 548-555.
Jackson, C., & Earl, L. (2006). Prevalence of fatigue among commercial pilots. Occupational Medicine, Vol. 56, 263-268.
Johnston, N. (1985). Occupational stress and the professional pilot: The role of the Pilot Advisory Group (PAG). Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 56, pp. 633-637.
Mitchell, S., & Evans, A. (2004). Flight safety and medical incapacitation risk of airline pilots. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 75, pp. 260-268.
Mohler, S. (2001). Dehydration presents unique risks for pilots. Flight Safety Foundation: Human Factors & Aviation Medicine, Vol. 48, No. 4.
Nicholas, J., Butler, G., Lackland, D., Hood, W., Hoel, D., & Mohr, L. (2000). Flight deck magnetic fields in commercial aircraft. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 38, pp. 584-554.
Nicholas, J., Butler, G., Lackland, D., Tessier, G., Mohr, L., & Hoel, D. (2001). Health among commercial airline pilots. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 72, pp. 821-826.
Nicholas, J., Butler, G., Padgett, S., Hoel, D., & Mohr, L. (2002). Women on the flight deck: Disease prevalence among female airline pilots in four US airlines. Annals of Epidemiology, Vol. 12, p. 511.
Nicholas, J., Lackland, D., Dosemeci, M., Mohr, L., Dunbar, J., Grosche, B., & Hoel, D. (1998). Mortality among US commercial pilots and navigators. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 40, pp. 980-985.
Parker, P., Stepp, R., & Snyder, Q. (2001). Morbidity among airline pilots: The AMAS experience. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 72, pp. 816-820.
Stoney, C., Niaura, R., Bausserman, L., & Matacin, M. (1999). Lipid reactivity to stress: I. Comparison of chronic and acute stress responses in middle-aged airline pilots. Health Psychology, Vol. 18, pp. 241-250.
Tomei, F., DeSio, S., Tomao, E., Anzelmo, V., Baccolo, T., Ciarrocca, M., Cherubini, E., Valentini, V., Capozella, A., & Rosati, M. (2005). Occupational exposure to noise and hypertension in pilots. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, Vol. 15, pp. 99-106.