Download or read book Principles and Practice of Aviation Medicine written by Claus Curdt-Christiansen and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2009 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides an up-to-date overview of the history of aviation medicine and the development of medical requirements for licensing. Also the physiological foundation for flight, the physiology of the sensory organs, exposure to cosmic radiation, the preventative aspects of aviation medicine, the role of medical factors in accident investigation, and passenger health issues are covered.