Why fitness? Who benefits from diver medical examinations?

South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 206-209

  Elliott, David ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diving medicals; Fitness to dive; Medical conditions and problems; Recreational diving; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010423044     PISSN: 08131988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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