Chronicle of the American Medical Research Expedition to Everest, 1983.

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Chronicle of the American Medical Research Expedition to Everest, 1983.

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A miscellany of materials compiled by John B. West and documenting the 1981 American Medical Research Expedition to Everest, which West organized and led. The chronicle includes an account of the 1960-1961 Silver Hut expedition, which Sir Edmund Hillary led and which John B. West served as physiologist; grant proposals; newsletters and newsclippings; biographies of expedition members; various articles; and a diary of the expedition written by John West.

1 v. (282 leaves) ; 29 cm.

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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West, John B. (John Burnard)

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Physiologist educated at the University of Adelaide, Australia, (M.B.B.S., M.D.) and London University (Ph. D.). West is the author of numerous articles and book-length studies including Ventilation / bloodflow and gas exchange (1965), Respiratory physiology (1974), Pulmonary pathophysiology (1977), and Everest--the testing place (1983). High-altitude physiology and "mountain sickness" have been central themes in West's research. In 1960-1961, he served as the physiologist on Sir Edmund Hillary'...

American Medical Research Expedition to Mt. Everest 1981

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