Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory's Thyroid Function Study
Division on Earth and Life Studies, Polar Research Board, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Commission on Life Sciences, Committee on Evaluation of 1950s Air Force Human Health Testing in Alaska Using Radioactive Iodine-131During the 1950s, with the Cold War looming, military planners sought to know more about how to keep fighting forces fit and capable in the harsh Alaskan environment. In 1956 and 1957, the U.S. Air Force''s former Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory conducted a study of the role of the thyroid in human acclimatization to cold. To measure thyroid function under various conditions, the researchers adminis...
During the 1950s, with the Cold War looming, military planners sought to know more about how to keep fighting forces fit and capable in the harsh Alaskan environment. In 1956 and 1957, the U.S. Air Force''s former Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory conducted a study of the role of the thyroid in human acclimatization to cold. To measure thyroid function under various conditions, the researchers adminis...
