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Is Postural Stability Changed by Aviation Practice?

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Multisensory Control of Posture

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Various methods are used for the control and selection of pilots and pilot candidates. The outcome of these examinations are of considerable importance, not only for flight safety, but also because of the high costs for pilot training. Therefore, many different types of the aviators’ reactions are evaluated. Measurements of postural control have repeatedly been used to monitor the state of health, rather rarely, however, in air forces.

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  1. Institute of Aviation Medicine, 160 60 Prague, Czech Republic

    Milos Sázel

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  1. University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    T. Mergner

  2. Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia

    F. Hlavačka

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Sázel, M. (1995). Is Postural Stability Changed by Aviation Practice?. In: Mergner, T., Hlavačka, F. (eds) Multisensory Control of Posture. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1931-7_44

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