Important new medical findings and advances in heart, lung, and blood research with goals of encouraging practical applications are presented in this supplement to the 12th report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council. The findings are the result of a 10-year research program directed to the highest identified priorities in…

Provides an overview of the objectives, topics discussed, and needs identified at a workshop for physiologists of the Third World. Reviews the problems involved in the teaching of physiology in the Third World, especially in Africa. Offers specific recommendations for future workshops. (ML)