Retrieval of scientific and technological reports on military aviation medicine and its reference value

Objective To study the reference value of retrieved scientific and technical reports on military aviation medicine. Methods Public US AD/NASA reports in recent years were retrieved from NTIS database using the subject headings and Key wordsof aviation medicine.Their applicability was assessed. Results Of the 231 reports retrieved,66 were technical reports,25 were professional books,72 were journal papers,31 were academic conference papers,17 were dissertations,11 were handbooks,9 were indexes and bulletins.The contents of reports included pilot selection,pilot performance testing,physiology experiments,epidemiological investigations,aviation disease studies,case reports,indexes and bibliographies. Conclusion Scientific and technical reports are of great reference value for the access to information resources of military aviation medicine and keeping abreast of scientific research approaches,methods,and application of new technologies.