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Medical research by the British Antarctic Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

O. G. Edholm
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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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Polar Record , Volume 12 , Issue 80 , May 1965 , pp. 575 - 582
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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