Case report on a diver with type II decompression sickness and viral meningitis

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 243-245

  Beckman, T J ^a   Mullins, M E ^a   Matthews, M D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Decompression sickness; Hyperbaric oxygen; Viral meningitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLASSIFICATION; DECOMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

ADULT; DECOMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, VIRAL;

EID: 0030337827     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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