An Antarctic sealing expedition and the medical diary of William Spiers Bruce (1867–1921)
William Spiers Bruce was a medical student who sailed as ship's surgeon on the Balaena, one of the ships of the Dundee Whaling Expedition to the Antarctic (1892–93). On this expedition he kept a diary listing his medical consultations and the treatments he administered. This paper considers the...
Published in: | Journal of Medical Biography |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2012
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jmb.2011.011040 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1258/jmb.2011.011040 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1258/jmb.2011.011040 |
Summary: | William Spiers Bruce was a medical student who sailed as ship's surgeon on the Balaena, one of the ships of the Dundee Whaling Expedition to the Antarctic (1892–93). On this expedition he kept a diary listing his medical consultations and the treatments he administered. This paper considers the expedition and the diaries. |
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