A new preoxygenation procedure for extravehicular activity (EVA)

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 42, Issue 1-8, 1998, Pages 115-122

  Webb, James T ^a   Pilmanis, Andrew A ^b  

^a KRUG Life Sciences Inc   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NASA DISCIPLINE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPACE FLIGHT;

NASA DISCIPLINE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; DECOMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY; HUMANS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 0031598533     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(98)00111-8     Document Type: Article

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