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Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine

Publication Year:
2021
Edition:
5th
Author:
Davis, Jeffrey; Stepanak, Jan; Fogarty, Jennifer; Blue, Rebecca
Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
ISBN:
978-1-97-514385-5
Doody Core Title Score:
  • 2.2 (Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
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Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2023!

Encompassing all occupants of aircraft and spacecraft—passengers and crew, military and civilian—Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine, 5th Edition, addresses all medical and public health issues involved in this unique medical specialty.

Comprehensive coverage includes everything from human physiology under flight conditions to the impact of the aviation industry on public health, from an increasingly mobile global populace numerous clinical specialty considerations a variety of common diseases and risks emanating from the aerospace environment. This text is an invaluable reference for all students and practitioners who engage in aeromedical clinical practice, engineering, education, research, mission planning, population health, and operational support.
  • Features eight new chapters including Precision Medicine, Musculoskeletal System and Performance, Human Spaceflight Mishaps and Incidents and Crew Escape and Survival Systems. 
  • Covers important approaches to Human System Integration and Risk Management, as well as Aeromedical Certification.
  • Addresses important aeromedical issues involving agricultural aviation, military aviation, long-duration spaceflight, and commercial spaceflight.
  • An excellent review tool for the American Board of Preventive Medicine – Aerospace Medicine certification exam and Continuing Certification, with outstanding contributions from a team of expert scientists and medical providers.
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Platform:
OvidSP
Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
Product Type:
Book
Author:
Davis, Jeffrey; Stepanak, Jan; Fogarty, Jennifer; Blue, Rebecca
ISBN:
978-1-97-514385-5
Specialty:
  • Epidemiology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Occupational & Environmental Medicine
  • Primary Care/Family Medicine/General Practice
Language:
English
Edition:
5th
Pages:
864
Publication Year:
2021
Doody Core Title Score:
  • 2.2 (Occupational and Environmental Medicine)

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