Safe Passage : Astronaut Care for Exploration Missions.
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
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.
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