Diagnosis and management of diving accidents

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 587-590

  Smith, David J ^a,b  

^a ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ARTERIAL GAS EMBOLISM; BAROTRAUMA; DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS; RECOMPRESSION TREATMENT

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECOMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; GAS EMBOLISM; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ACCIDENTS; BAROTRAUMA; BIOPHYSICS; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; LUNG;

EID: 0029869535     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199605000-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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