Psychological effects of polar expeditions

The Lancet

Volumn 371, Issue 9607, 2008, Pages 153-163

  Palinkas, Lawrence A ^a   Suedfeld, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFLICT; COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; POLAR ICE CAP; POLAR T3 SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDER; SUBSYNDROMAL SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; TRAVEL; WINTER OVER SYNDROME;

EID: 38049046158     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61056-3     Document Type: Review

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