Breathing on the roof of the world : memoir of a respiratory physiologist /: memoir of a respiratory physiologist. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John B. West.
• Authors: West, John B (John Burnard)
• Contents: Early Days, 1928-1945 -- Adelaide University and Medical Residency, 1946-1953 -- London and Llandough, 1953-1956.-Postgraduate Medical School, 1956-1960 -- Silver Hut Expedition, 1960-1961 -- University of Buffalo and the Postgraduate Medical School, 1961-1967 -- Palo Alto and the NASA Ames Research Center, 1967-1968 -- University of California, San Diego, 1969-1981 -- American Medical Research Expedition to Everest, 1981 -- Studies on astronauts in space -- Other research projects -- Comments on scientific achievements.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 612.0092; Medicine; Physiologists -- Biography; Respiratory organs -- Physiology; Respiratory System -- physiopathology; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Medical; MEDICAL -- Physiology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology; Physiologists; Respiratory organs -- Physiology; Biomedicine; Human Physiology; History of Science; Sport Science; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics); Science -- History; Sports & Recreation -- General; Medical -- Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; History of science; Sports & outdoor recreation; Respiratory medicine; Astronautics; Human physiology; History; Pneumology; Astrophysics; Physiology; Electronic books; Biography; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781493971220; 1493971220
• Related ISBNs: 9781493971213; 1493971212
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 05, 2017).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.