Biomedical performance monitoring and assessment of astronauts by means of an ocular-vestibular monitoring system

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 60, Issue 4-7 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 313-321

  Souvestre, Philippe A ^a   Landrock, Clinton ^a  

^a NeuroKinetics Health Services (BC) Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astronaut; Biomedical; Monitoring; Neurovestibular; Ocular visual; Post flight

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; MEDICAL COMPUTING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SPACE RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL MONITORING; NEUROVESTIBULAR; OCULAR VESTIBULAR MONITORING SYSTEMS; POSTURAL DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (PDS);

SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 33846638739     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2006.08.013     Document Type: Article

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