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A physician, NASA consultant, and expert on the extreme conditions that confront the human body journeys into six inhospitable environments to examine the reaction of the body to heat, cold, pressure, starvation, and exhaustion and its own innate survival strategies.
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3 editions- Hardcover · English · 2004St. Martin's Press · 304 pages · 9780312280772
- Other · English · 2004Penguin (Non-Classics) · 336 pages · 9780143034513
- Other · English · 2004St. Martin's Press · 9781429976114
Physiological effectExtreme environmentsEnvironmentEmergency TreatmentSurvivalPhysiological AdaptationWounds and InjuriesPhysicians, biography