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Principles of Clinical Medicine for Space Flight

By Astronaut and Physician Michael R. Barratt M.D.,M.S. (auth.) , Astronaut and Physician Michael R. Barratt M.D.,M.S. , Chief Sam L. Pool M.D. (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
2008
ISBN
0387681647, 9780387681641, 0387988424, 9780387988429
DOI
10.1007/978-0-387-68164-1
Open Library ID
OL10155988M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6648623 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
596\592
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
General Practice / Family Medicine; Aerospace TechSpace Sciences

Description

Advances over the past decades in space flight technology have allowed U.S., Russian, and other space programs to not only increase the frequency of manned space flights but also to increase the duration of these flights. As such, a large body of knowledge has been developed regarding the ways in which space flight affects the health of the personnel involved. Now, for the first time, this body of clinical knowledge on how to diagnose and treat conditions that either develop during a mission or because of a mission has been compiled by Drs. Michael R. Barratt and Sam L. Pool of the NASA/Johnson Space Center. This text is a must have for all those associated with aerospace medicine.

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