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Extreme medicine : how exploration transformed medicine in the twentieth century /

Kevin Fong, Author | New York : Penguin Press | 2014

An anesthesiologist and NASA adviser explores how pioneering doctors and scientists have built on findings about the body's response to extreme environments and physical challenges to develop such medical innovations as open-heart surgery, skin [...]

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Space physiology and medicine : Health performance, and safety of space crews

Space biology and medicine, 4

Arnauld E. Nicogossian, Editor ; Stanley R. Mohler, Editor ; Oleg G. Gazenko, Editor ; Anatoliy I. Grigoriev, Editor | Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 2004

This volume examines the medical and associated organizational measures used to maintain the health of space crews and to support their performance before, during, and after space flight. Known collectively as the medical flight support system, [...]

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Biological and medical experiments on the Space Shuttle : 1981-1985

Patricia A. Dufour, Editor ; Thora W. Halstead, Editor | [S.l.] : NASA | 1986

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Space physiology and medicine

James F. Parker, Editor ; Arnauld E. Nicogossian, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 1982

2009 life science book award from IAA.

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