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The role of transport and telecommunications technology in the development of the Scottish Highlands and Islands Medical Service: a historical perspective
qualifications: MBChB
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Foundation Year 2 Doctor
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Head of History Department, University of Aberdeen
I am a historian of science, technology and medicine and was editor of Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science. I have broad expertise especially in the historical development of science, technology and medicine from a cultural perspective from the late eighteenth century into the twentieth century
qualifications: DPhil, FRCGP
contribution: Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Director, Professor of Primary Care and Rural Health
United Kingdom
Director of the Centre for Rural Health, University of Aberdeen. Professor of primary care and rural health. Research interests include development and evaluation of complex interventions, in particular in the sphere of child health.
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