MEDICAL CONSULTANCY OF THE FIRST TURKISH ANTARCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION 2016

Objective: Antarctica is the coldest, farthest, and highest continent on Earth. Due to its extreme conditions and isolation, researchers undergo health assessments, which are prepared differently in each country. Health standards for National Arctic and Antarctic Polar Research Projects were prepare...

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Main Authors: Yumbul, Ayse Sena, Mirasoglu, Bengusu, Aktas, Samil, Cotuk, Birol
Other Authors: Marmara Üniversitesi ,, 228069
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/42757
http://www.journals.istanbul.edu.tr/iuitfd/article/view/5000200571/5000180768
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Summary:Objective: Antarctica is the coldest, farthest, and highest continent on Earth. Due to its extreme conditions and isolation, researchers undergo health assessments, which are prepared differently in each country. Health standards for National Arctic and Antarctic Polar Research Projects were prepared by our Faculty, and the scientists participating in the first national scientific expedition were assessed in the Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine.