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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 64772 |
| CIS number |
95-1363 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-8121-1595-3 |
| Year |
1994 |
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| Author(s) |
Nicogossian A.E., Huntoon C.L., Pool S.L. |
| Title |
Space physiology and medicine |
| Bibliographic information |
Lea & Febiger, Box 3024, 200 Chester Field Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355-9725, USA; in Europe: Waverly Europe Ltd., Broadway House, 2-6 Fulham Broadway, London SW6 1AA, United Kingdom, 3rd ed., 1994. xx, 481p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index. Price: GBP 85.00. |
| Abstract |
Contents of this manual: overview of human space flight (history, characteristics of the space environment, planetary exploration); spacecraft and the spacecraft environment (life support systems, extravehicular activities, airborne toxic hazards, microbiology, radiation and radiobiology, human capabilities in the spacecraft environment); physiologic adaptation to space flight (motion sickness, sensory and sensory-motor function, cardiopulmonary function, nutrition, muscle structure and function, bone and mineral metabolism, endocrine and biochemical functions, haematologic and immunologic functions, microgravity situations); health-care programmes for space crews. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
health programmes; occupational physiology; space travel; occupational medicine; health hazards |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
ionizing radiation; pre-employment medical examinations; bone mineral density; microorganisms; decompression sickness; weightlessness; work capacity; muscular strength; nutrition; toxic substances; haematological changes; motion sickness; manuals; pulmonary function; breathing atmosphere; biochemical effects; endocrine effects; psychological and psychiatric services; history; sensorimotor activities; serological reactions; threshold limit values |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Transport and communications
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Workplace health promotion
Space travel
Nutrition
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