title: The physician in aviation.
abstract: As the human body was introduced to flight and its unfamiliar, hostile atmospheric environment, the medical profession had to become familiar with its effects in order to develop preventive measures. In this way, the field of aerospace medicine had its origin.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Brody
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009326:Naval Medicine; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare