Safe Passage : Astronaut Care for Exploration Missions.
by
 
Institute of Medicine, Committee on Creating a Vision for Space Medicine during Travel Beyond Earth Orbit.

Title
Safe Passage : Astronaut Care for Exploration Missions.

Author
Institute of Medicine, Committee on Creating a Vision for Space Medicine during Travel Beyond Earth Orbit.

ISBN
9780309500098

Personal Author
Institute of Medicine, Committee on Creating a Vision for Space Medicine during Travel Beyond Earth Orbit.

Physical Description
1 online resource (318 pages)

Contents
Cover -- Front Matter -- Reviewers -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acronyms -- Contents -- LIST OF BOXES, FIGURES, AND TABLES -- Executive Summary -- 1 Astronaut Health Beyond Earth Orbit -- 2 Risks to Astronaut Health During Space Travel -- 3 Managing Risks to Astronaut Health -- 4 Emergency and Continuing Care -- 5 Behavioral Health and Performance -- 6 Exploring the Ethics of Space Medicine -- 7 Planning an Infrastructure for Astronaut Health Care -- References -- APPENDIXES -- A Background and Methodology -- B Committee and Staff Biographies -- Index.

Local Note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term
Astronauts -- Health and hygiene.
 
Space medicine.

Genre
Electronic books.

Added Author
Ball, John.
 
Evans, Charles H.
 
Institute of Medicine,.
 
National Academy of Sciences,.

Electronic Access
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LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberStatus
IYTE LibraryE-Book1336538-1001RC1135 -- .I576 2001 EBEbrary E-Books