Rodahl, Kaare

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RODAHL, Kaare

RODAHL, Kaare. American (born Norway), b. 1917. Genres: Medicine/ Health, Travel/Exploration. Career: Chief, Dept. of Physiology, 1950-52, and Director of Research, 1954-57, Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory, Fair- banks, Alaska; Assistant Professor of Physiology, University of Oslo, 1952- 54; Director of Research, Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia, 1957-65; Director, Institute of Work Physiology, 1965-87, and Professor, Norwegian College of Physical Education, 1966-87, professor emeritus, 1987-. Publications: The Ice Capped Island, 1946; North, 1953; The Last of the Few, 1963; Be Fit for Life, 1966; (co-author) Textbook of Work Physiology, 1970, 3rd ed., 1986; Stress, 1972; Akiviak, 1974; The Physiology of Work, 1989; Stress Monitoring in the Workplace, 1994. EDITOR: Bone as a Tissue, 1960; Muscle as a Tissue, 1962; Fat as a Tissue, 1964; Nerve as a Tissue, 1966. Address: Maltrostveien 40, 0786 Oslo, Norway.

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