"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 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aerospace Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Wound-healing and onboard care during long-duration human deep space exploration from a surgical perspective through the lens of a scoping review. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2025 Sep; 13(5):102249.
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Medical Toxicology Considerations for Space Exploration. Wilderness Environ Med. 2025 Sep; 36(1_suppl):138S-147S.
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Development of Progressively Earth-Independent Medical Operations to Enable NASA Exploration Missions. Wilderness Environ Med. 2025 Sep; 36(1_suppl):95S-103S.
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Predicting Exploration Crew Medical Officer Training Needs: Applying Evidence-Based Predictive Analytics to Space Medicine Training. Wilderness Environ Med. 2025 Sep; 36(1_suppl):7S-23S.
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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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A Method to Determine Capabilities and Resources for Spacecraft Medical Systems. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2024 Jul 01; 95(7):403-408.
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Coordinated lunar time (LTC): Implications of a lunar-centric time zone on astronaut health and space medicine. Life Sci Space Res (Amst). 2024 Aug; 42:72-73.
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"Spaceflight-to-Eye Clinic": Terrestrial advances in ophthalmic healthcare delivery from space-based innovations. Life Sci Space Res (Amst). 2024 May; 41:100-109.
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Prioritizing open science in space medicine: perspectives following the NASA "Transform to Open Science (TOPS)" Curriculum. Ir J Med Sci. 2024 Jun; 193(3):1683-1685.
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A Qualitative Investigation of Space Exploration Medical Evacuation Risks. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2023 Dec 01; 94(12):875-886.