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Record #190902:

The medical history of South Georgia / Jennifer Keys, Henry R. Guly.

Title: The medical history of South Georgia / Jennifer Keys, Henry R. Guly.
Author(s): Keys, Jennifer.
Guly, Henry R.
Date: 2009.
In: Polar Record. (2009.), Vol. 45(234) (2009)
Abstract: Examines various aspects of medical history of South Georgia from early expeditions of discovery to 20th century whaling industry, based on interviews with surviving whalers and whaling doctors, published academic texts and personal memoirs, and documents archived in South Georgia, Falkland Islands and United Kingdom. Describes provision of medical services from 1775 to 1960s; summarises and discusses morbidity and mortality; and evaluates differences between medical care in South Georgia and standard care.
Notes:

Polar Record. Vol. 45(234) :269-273 (2009).

Keywords: 61 -- Medical sciences.
613/614(091) -- Medicine, history of.
93"17" -- Eighteenth century.
93"18" -- Nineteenth century.
93"19" -- Twentieth century.
614 -- Public health and safety.
639.245.1 -- Whaling industry.
.000(410) -- British author.
I -- Medicine and health.
(*7) -- Antarctic regions.
(*723) -- South Georgia and Shag Rocks.
SPRI record no.: 190902

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