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. 1987 Sep;147(3):292–295.

Space Medicine—A Review of Current Concepts

Tony E Vasquez, Harold T Pretorius, Daniel S Rimkus
PMCID: PMC1025852  PMID: 3314154

Abstract

Space medicine deals with the branch of research involved with the adaptation of humans to the unique environment of space. More than 100 people have traveled in space. The day will come when some human beings will spend all their time in space. Medical problems encountered in space, such as motion sickness, negative nitrogen and calcium balance, anemia and radiation exposure, are issues that already affect medical practice outside aerospace medicine.

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