Medical records, 1964-1965
Medical records, 1964-1965
About this item
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Date
Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, [19--]
Call Numbers
PMB 532-536
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Physical Description
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microfilm reels 16 mm
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Fonds
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Microfilm : PMB 532-536
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Detailed medical records of all Easter Islanders living on the island at the time of the expedition's visit. The records include a photograph of each islander, his/her father's name, mother's name and other vital statistics. A list of the islanders examined, with the serial numbers assigned to them, appears on pp. 183 - 222 of Georges L. Nogrady, e...
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Full title
Medical records, 1964-1965
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Notes
General note
PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 532-536
Available for reference
Microfilm copy of original held by Universite de Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
The Medical Expedition to Easter Island was sponsored by the World Health Organization and the Canadian Government. Its purpose was to study the relative roles of environment and heredity in the Island's isolated population before an international airport was completed there in 1967. It also carried out pilot studies for the human adaptability sect...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PMB 532-536
Record Identifier
92eVNBbY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/92eVNBbY
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Reference code
440724
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