Recreational scuba diving injuries

American Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1761-1766

  Clenney, Timothy L ^a   Lassen, Lorenz F ^b  

^a Naval School   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; BAROTRAUMA; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; EAR INJURY; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BAROTRAUMA; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIVING; EAR; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; LUNG;

EID: 0029921251     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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