Medical research by the British Antarctic Survey

• 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

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...