Hyperbaric-oxygen therapy

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 334, Issue 25, 1996, Pages 1642-1648

  Tibbles, Patrick M ^a   Edelsberg, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INFECTION; INJURY; REVIEW; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HYPOXIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030594590     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199606203342506     Document Type: Review

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