Medical aspects of sport diving

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 591-595

  Bove, Alfred A ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ARTERIAL AIR EMBOLISM; BAROTRAUMA; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING DISORDERS; FITNESS TO DIVE

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; ASTHMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIVING; EAR INJURY; FITNESS; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASTHMA; BAROTRAUMA; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; HEART DISEASES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; OSTEONECROSIS; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 0029922962     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199605000-00009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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