Fundamentals of Space Medicine

• Main Author: Clément, Gilles (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Series: The Space Technology Library ; 17
• Subjects: Physics.; Medicine.; Life sciences.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Automotive engineering.; Social sciences.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Automotive Engineering.; Life Sciences, general.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Social Sciences, general.

A total of more than 240 human space flights have been completed to date, involving about 450 astronauts from various countries, for a combined total presence in space of more than 70 years. The seventh long-duration expedition crew is currently in residence aboard the International Space Station, c...

Table of Contents:

• to Space Life Sciences
• Space Biology
• The Neuro-Sensory System in Space
• The Cardio-Vascular System in Space
• The Musculo-Skeletal System in Space
• Psycho-Sociological Issues of Spaceflight
• Operational Space Medicine
• Space Life Sciences Investigator’S Guide.