Medical research by the British Antarctic Survey

There is a long record of medical research and observation in the Antarctic, almost as long as the record of exploration. The early expeditions usually had a medical officer who described the medical hazards of the Antarctic. In this article, an account will be given of the research undertaken by me...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Edholm, O.G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Cambridge University Press 1965
Subjects:
Health
Medicine
Antarctic
Priestley
The Antarctic
Antarc*
British Antarctic Survey
Polar Record
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/526790/
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400058770
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Summary:There is a long record of medical research and observation in the Antarctic, almost as long as the record of exploration. The early expeditions usually had a medical officer who described the medical hazards of the Antarctic. In this article, an account will be given of the research undertaken by medical officers of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and, subsequently, of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). A more detailed report will be found in the chapter entitled “Man and the environment” in Antarctic research (Priestley et al. eds, 1964).

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