Drowning syndromes: The mechanism

South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 2-9

  Edmonds, Carl ^a  

^a Diving Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidents; Deaths; Drowning; Incidents; Near drowning; Salt water aspiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003008568     PISSN: 08131988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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