Log in to save to my catalogue

Apollo Lunar Astronauts Show Higher Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: Possible Deep Space Radiation...

Apollo Lunar Astronauts Show Higher Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: Possible Deep Space Radiation...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4964660

Apollo Lunar Astronauts Show Higher Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: Possible Deep Space Radiation Effects on the Vascular Endothelium

About this item

Full title

Apollo Lunar Astronauts Show Higher Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: Possible Deep Space Radiation Effects on the Vascular Endothelium

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Scientific reports, 2016-07, Vol.6 (1), p.29901, Article 29901

Language

English

Formats

Publication information

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

As multiple spacefaring nations contemplate extended manned missions to Mars and the Moon, health risks could be elevated as travel goes beyond the Earth’s protective magnetosphere into the more intense deep space radiation environment. The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether mortality rates due to cardiovascular disease (CVD), c...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Apollo Lunar Astronauts Show Higher Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: Possible Deep Space Radiation Effects on the Vascular Endothelium

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4964660

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4964660

Other Identifiers

ISSN

2045-2322

E-ISSN

2045-2322

DOI

10.1038/srep29901

How to access this item