The space-flight environment: The international space station and beyond

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1216-1220

  Thirsk, Robert ^a   Kuipers, Andre ^b   Mukai, Chiaki ^c   Williams, David ^d  

^a CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

^b European Space Agency Astronaut Corps

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COSMONAUT; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MICROGRAVITY; REVIEW; SPACE FLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; VACUUM; LIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASTRONAUTS; EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY; HUMANS; LIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RADIATION, IONIZING; SPACE FLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; VACUUM;

EID: 67649194650     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.081125     Document Type: Review

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