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Safe passage : astronaut care for exploration missions / John R. Ball and Charles H. Evans, Jr., editors ; Committee on Creating a Vision for Space Medicine during Travel Beyond Earth Orbit, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine.

Title: Safe passage : astronaut care for exploration missions / John R. Ball and Charles H. Evans, Jr., editors ; Committee on Creating a Vision for Space Medicine during Travel Beyond Earth Orbit, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine.
Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Creating a Vision for Space Medicine during Travel Beyond Earth Orbit. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001129845
Publication: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2001], ©2001.

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xxiii, 291 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

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Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

1. Astronaut Health Beyond Earth Orbit -- 2. Risks to Astronaut Health During Space Travel -- 3. Managing Risks to Astronaut Health -- 4. Emergency and Continuing Care -- 5. Behavioral Health and Performance -- 6. Exploring the Ethics of Space Medicine -- 7. Planning an Infrastructure for Astronaut Health Care -- App. A. Background and Methodology: Letter from Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, NASA.

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0309075858 (pbk.)

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2001005443

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Columbia University Libraries