Standardization of bed rest studies in the spaceflight context

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 348-349

  Sundblad, Patrik ^a   Orlov, Oleg ^b   Angerer, Oliver ^c   Larina, Irina ^b   Cromwell, Ronita ^d  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED REST; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SPACE FLIGHT; STANDARDS; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

BED REST; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPACE FLIGHT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 84983784355     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00089.2016     Document Type: Review

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