Abstracts

Bethesda Conference 1

Standards of Physical Fitness of Aircrew
November 6-7, 1965
Published: Oct 1966 American Journal of Cardiology

In 1965, with the age of pilots steadily advancing, allowing them to maintain their commercial licenses until 60 years of age, there was greater tendency of atherosclerosis with resulting cerebral and myocardial catastrophic events. This Conference reviewed the cardiovascular standards of physical fitness to ascertain how air flight catastrophes might be prevented.

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