"Space Suits" 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.
Pressure suits for wear in space or at very low ambient pressures within the atmosphere, designed to permit the wearer to leave the protection of a pressurized cabin. (NASA Thesaurus, 1994)
| Descriptor ID |
D019442
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.700.600.700 J01.637.215.600.700 J01.637.708.560.875.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Space Suits- Space Suits
- Space Suit
- Suit, Space
- Suits, Space
- Spacesuits
- Spacesuit
Flight Suits- Flight Suits
- Flight Suit
- Suit, Flight
- Suits, Flight
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Space Suits" by people in Profiles.
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Crew Recovery and Contingency Planning for a Manned Stratospheric Balloon Flight - the StratEx Program. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2016 Oct; 31(5):524-31.
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Emergency Medical Considerations in a Space-Suited Patient. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2016; 87(11):958-962.
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Human spaceflight health systems for the Constellation Project. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2007 Dec; 78(12):1179-80.
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Physical demands and injuries to the upper extremity associated with the space program. J Hand Surg Am. 2004 May; 29(3):359-66.