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the proceedings of the SCAR/IUPS/IUBS Symposium on Human Biology and Medicine in the Antarctic
Symposium on Human Biology and Medicine in the Antarctic (1972 : Cambridge, England)
Gunderson, E. K. Eric (Ellsworth K. Eric)
International Council of Scientific Unions
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research,
International Union of Physiological Sciences
International Union of Biological Sciences
1 online resource (xii, 443 pages) : illustrations, maps
Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; List of contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Japanese Antarctic expedition of 1911-12; Publisher Summary; Chapter 3: Australian physiological research in the Antarctic and Subantarctic, with special reference to thermal stress and acclimatization; Publisher Summary; Introduction; Thermal Stress; Acclimatization to cold; Studies of blood coagulation; Standardized continuing observations; Acknowledgements; Chapter 4: The main trends of Soviet medical investigations in Antarctica; Publisher Summary
Chapter 5: Review of medical research performed in the French Antarctic territoriesPublisher Summary; Psychological studies; Studies of the physical environment; Biophysical studies; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Review of medical researches at the Japanese station (Syowa Base) in the Antarctic; Publisher Summary; Chapter 7: Medical problems encountered in French Antarctic missions: the value and methods of selection; Publisher Summary; Systematic selection examinations; Pathology during the winter conditions; Chapter 8: Medical problems encountered on British Antarctic expeditions
Publisher SummaryIntroduction; The setting; My personal experiences; Survey during a ten year period of all British bases 1961-1970; Discussion; Conclusions; Appendix I Listing the major cases occurring at the bases 1961-1970; Appendix Ia Showing frequency of major conditions seen on the bases 1961-1970; Appendix II Listing the minor cases seen on the bases 1961-1970; Appendix IIa Showing frequency of minor cases seen on the bases 1961-1970; Chapter 9: Antarctic epidemiology: a survey of ANARE Stations 1947-72; Publisher Summary; Introduction; Health survey; Effect of location
Seasonal variationIndividual morbidity; Mortality; Appendicitis; Cold injury; Medical evacuations; Comparison with other Antarctic expeditions; Chapter 10: Effects of an Antarctic environment on dental structures and health; Publisher Summary; Field studies; Laboratory studies; Discussion; Acknowledgements; Chapter 11: Effects of a reduced sucrose intake on dental plaque in a group of men in the Antarctic; Publisher Summary; Acknowledgements; Chapter 12: Viruses and acute respiratory infections; Publisher Summary; Chapter 13: Common cold epidemiology in Antarctica; Publisher Summary
Chapter 14: Respiratory virus disease in the Antarctic: Immunological studiesPublisher Summary; Introduction; Methods; Results; Discussion; Acknowledgements; Chapter 15: Immunoglobulins during South Polar isolation; Publisher Summary; Introduction; Materials and methods; Results; Discussion; Summary; Acknowledgements; Chapter 16: The role of catecholamines in human acclimatization to cold: a study of 24 men at Casey, Antarctica; Publisher Summary; Introduction; Present study; Acknowledgements; Chapter 17: Serum thyroxine and triiodothyronine responses to cold in man; Publisher Summary
edited by O.G. Edholm & E.K.E. Gunderson.
" ... the Symposium on Human Biology and Medicine in the Antarctic which was held at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, England on September 19th-21st, 1972 ... was organised under the auspices of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) and the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS)"--Introduction.
Includes bibliographical references and index.