Health status of recreational scuba divers in Western Australia

South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 226-230

  Cresp, Rebecca ^c   Grove, Carolyn ^c   Lalor, Emma ^c   Valinsky, Liora ^c   Langton, Paul ^a,b  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b HOLLYWOOD PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Ascent; Equipment; Fitness to dive; Low air; Medical conditions and problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000679386     PISSN: 08131988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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