The Influence of 'Biorhythm' on Accident Occurrence and Performance

Biorhythm is a term used in connection with a theory which proposes that three basic cyclical rhythms occur regularly in human beings starting at the moment of birth. The cycles ore the 23 day phsysical cycle, the 28 day emotional cycle and the 33 day intellectual cycle. It has been proposed that bi...

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Published in:Ergonomics 1977-07, Vol.20 (4), p.389-398
Main Authors: KHALIL, TAREK M., KURUCZ, CHARLES N.
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Accidents, Aviation
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Biological Clocks
Humans
Space life sciences
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