Tilt-table testing as a predictor of + GZ tolerance
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Tilt-table testing as a predictor of + GZ tolerance.
BACKGROUND G-tolerance assessment is an essential element of both military pilot and pilot candidate evaluation. AIMS Attempt at prediction of individual relaxed + Gz tolerance on the basis of head-up tilt (HUT) testing. SETTINGS AND DESIGN In two stages, 20 healthy men at the mean age 21.5 years took part in this study. The first stage, a 45 min, HUT test was performed using the Westminste...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0019-5359
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.18964