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Article: Safe passage questioned: medical care and safety for the polar tourist.
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- Arctic
- Article date:
- December 1, 1998
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Edited by J.M. LEVINSON and E. GER. Centreville, Maryland: Cornell Maritime Press, 1998. xiii + 178 p. Softbound. US$24.95.
This book is a result of a conference held in October 1995 at Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, England, with objectives indicated in the book's title. The primary purpose was to share experiences and offer suggestions, so that a set of guidelines could be prepared to improve the safety and health of travellers in polar regions. This book does an admirable job in meeting the objectives. Designed primarily for the tour industry, its vessels, ship's physicians, and tourists, the contents of 14 chapters include issues on safety of ...