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Space GerontologyPresentations are given which address the effects of space flght on the older person, the parallels between the physiological responses to weightlessness and the aging process, and experimental possibilities afforded by the weightless environment to fundamental research in gerontology and geriatrics.
Document ID
19830007747
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Miquel, J. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Economos, A. C. (Technology, Inc., Mountain View Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1982
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CP-2248
A-8627
NAS 1.55:2248
Accession Number
83N16018
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 970-21-62
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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