Counterbalancing immunosuppression-induced infections during long-term stay of humans in space

Journal of Medical Hypotheses and Ideas

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 8-10

  Mortazavi, S M J ^a,b   Motamedifar, M ^c   Namdari, G ^a   Taheri, M ^b   Mortazavi, A R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Deep space missions; Escherichia coli; Infection; Radiofrequency (RF); Space radiation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COSMONAUT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84879009919     PISSN: 22517294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmhi.2012.12.001     Document Type: Letter

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