In pursuit of the unicorn

M. J. Tipton; J. Corbett; C. M. Eglin; I. B. Mekjavic; H. Montgomery

doi:10.1113/EP089147

In pursuit of the unicorn

M. J. Tipton, J. Corbett, C. M. Eglin, I. B. Mekjavic, H. Montgomery

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This short review was prompted by The Physiological Society's recent online symposium on variability. It does not deal with a specific methodology, but rather with the myth that certain environmentally-induced clinical conditions can be identified, quantified, simplified and monitored with a single methodology. Although this might be possible with some clinical conditions, others resist the prevailing reductionist approach of minimizing rather than exploring variation in pathogenesis and pathology, and will not be understood fully until the variation in cause and effect are embraced. This is likely to require comprehensive methodologies and collaboration.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	385-388
Number of pages	4
Journal	Experimental Physiology
Volume	106
Issue number	2
Early online date	25 Nov 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1113/EP089147
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2021

Keywords

cold injury
diagnosis
heat illness
pathogenesis
pathology

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In pursuit of the Unicorn
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Tipton, M.J., Corbett, J., Eglin, C.M., Mekjavic, I.B. and Montgomery, H. (2020), In pursuit of the unicorn. Exp Physiol. Accepted Author Manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1113/EP089147, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1113/EP089147. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions."
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The Pathophysiology of Non-Freezing Cold Injury in Male and Female Military Personnel
Tipton, M., Eglin, C. & Shepherd, A.
18/03/18 → 31/03/22
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