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To the Editor.— Dr West and colleagues¹ recently replied to a letter to the editor² entitled "Pulmonary Function in Space." The reply stated, "It is also regrettable that most of the reports of medical and physiological changes in space in both the United States and USSR/Russia have appeared in non–peer-reviewed publications." This statement is inaccurate. The official journal of the Aerospace Medical Association, Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, is the major forum for clinical and scientific articles regarding the space program. Our monthly journal has been published since 1929 and has a rigorous peer review process. The statement by West et al discredits not only Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, but also the scientists and clinicians who publish in our journal.

Russell B. Rayman, MD
Aerospace Medical Association
Alexandria, Va

1. West JB, Elliott AR, Guy HJB, Prisk GK. Pulmonary function in space. JAMA. 1998;279:275-276. FREE FULL TEXT 2. Vlassov V. Pulmonary function in space. JAMA. 1998;279:275. FREE FULL TEXT

In Reply.— Our statement "It is also regrettable that most of the reports of medical and physiological changes . . . [Full Text of this Article]