Joplin, Missouri is home to 1 practicing aerospace medicine doctor who has an office in the zip code 64804.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Joplin has a population of 47,183, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 aerospace medicine doctor for every 47,183 residents.

Missouri is bordered by the Mississippi River on the east and the Missouri river on the west. Missouri became a state in 1821, and its population is 5,800,310. Jefferson City is the capital of Missouri, though Kansas City is the largest. When in St. Louis, take a ride up the Gateway Arch, enjoy a riverboat cruise, or visit the unique International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame. Two presidents are from Missouri: Ulysses S. Grant and Harry Truman, and scores of famous people, such as Walt Disney, Vincent Price, Brad Pitt, writer Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), outlaw Jesse James, frontierswoman Calamity Jane, baseball great Yogi Berra, and musicians Chuck Berry, Sheryl Crow, and jazz musician Charlie “Bird” Parker.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Missouri has a population of 5,800,310. Of this population, 1,344,902 are under the age of 18 and 768,463 are at or above the age of 65.

Description

Aerospace medicine deals with the medical requirements of humans in atmospheric space, and people who travel by air. Aerospace medicine is a combination of aviation medicine and space medicine. An aerospace medicine physician practices within the branch of preventive medicine, and works with those who have problems or conditions related to air travel, such as air sickness, weightlessness, life support measures for astronauts, or ear pressure problems.