"Aerospace Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
That branch of medicine dealing with the studies and effects of flight through the atmosphere or in space upon the human body and with the prevention or cure of physiological or psychological malfunctions arising from these effects. (from NASA Thesaurus)
| Descriptor ID |
D000337
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.029
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Aerospace Medicine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Aerospace Medicine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aerospace Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of Spaceflight on Upper Extremity Orthopedic Health. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2024 Oct; 95(10):777-783.
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Establishment of an open biomedical database for commercial spaceflight. Nat Med. 2022 04; 28(4):611-612.
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The impact of sex and gender on adaptation to space: executive summary. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2014 Nov; 23(11):941-7.
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Prostate cancer incidence in U.S. Air Force aviators compared with non-aviators. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2011 Nov; 82(11):1067-70.
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Medullary sponge kidney and urinary calculi: aeromedical concerns. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2008 Jul; 79(7):707-11.
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Human health and performance for long-duration spaceflight. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2008 Jun; 79(6):629-35.
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Trauma sonography for use in microgravity. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2007 Apr; 78(4 Suppl):A38-42.
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Breast cancer and spaceflight: risk and management. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2007 Apr; 78(4 Suppl):A26-37.
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Medical qualification of a commercial spaceflight participant: not your average astronaut. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2006 May; 77(5):475-84.
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Genitourinary issues during spaceflight: a review. Int J Impot Res. 2005 Dec; 17 Suppl 1:S64-7.