Pulmonary barotrauma in divers: Can prospective pulmonary function testing identify those at risk?

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Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 576-578

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Indexed keywords

BAROTRAUMA; EDITORIAL; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING;

EID: 0030845890     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.3.576     Document Type: Editorial

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