Review of NASA's evidence reports on human health risks 2015 letter report / Committee to Review NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Carol E.H. Scott-Conner, Daniel R. Masys, and Catharyn T. Liverman, editors ; Institute of Medicine ; the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.

Other author/creatorScott-Conner, Carol E. H.
Other author/creatorMasys, Daniel.
Other author/creatorLiverman, Catharyn T.
Other author/creatorInstitute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Sciences Policy.
Contents Committee's task and overarching issues -- The NASA human research roadmap -- Risk of impaired performance due to reduced muscle mass, strength, and endurance -- Risk of reduced physical performance capabilities due to reduced aerobic capacity -- Risk of orthostatic intolerance during re-exposure to gravity -- Risk of injury and compromised performance due to EVA operations -- Risk of decompression sickness -- Risk of performance decrement and crew illness due to an inadequate food system -- Risk factor of inadequate nutrition -- Appendixes: A. Meeting agendas -- B. Committee biographical sketches.
Summary Review of NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks 2015 Letter Report is the third in a series of five reports from the Institute of Medicine that will independently review more than 30 evidence reports that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has compiled on human health risks for long-duration and exploration space flights. This report builds on the 2008 IOM report Review of NASA's Human Research Program Evidence Books: A Letter Report, which provided an initial and brief review of the evidence reports. This letter report reviews seven evidence reports and examines the quality of the evidence, analysis, and overall construction of each report; identifies existing gaps in report content; and provides suggestions for additional sources of expert input. The report analyzes each evidence report's overall quality, which included readability; internal consistency; the source and breadth of cited evidence; identification of existing knowledge and research gaps; authorship expertise; and, if applicable, response to recommendations from the 2008 IOM letter report.-- Source other than Library of Congress.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 55-60).
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Funding informationThis project was supported by Contract NNH13CK19B, Task Order NNH13CK20D, between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The views presented in this publication are those of the editors and attributing authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.
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