The role of nutritional research in the success of human space flight

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 521-523

  Lane, Helen W ^a   Bourland, Charles ^b   Barrett, Ann ^c   Heer, Martina ^d,e   Smith, Scott M ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^c DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Bonn ^*  (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ANALYSIS; BONE DISEASES; COSMONAUT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; ORGANIZATION; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SPACE FLIGHT; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ASTRONAUTS; BONE DISEASES; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOODS, SPECIALIZED; HUMANS; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; SPACE FLIGHT; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84899590562     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.113.004101     Document Type: Article

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