Space motion sickness: Incidence, etiology, and countermeasures

@article{Heer2006SpaceMS,
  title={Space motion sickness: Incidence, etiology, and countermeasures},
  author={Martina Heer and William H. Paloski},
  journal={Autonomic Neuroscience},
  year={2006},
  volume={129},
  pages={77-79}
}
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