Three cases of pneumomediastinum - After labour, sneezing and compressed-air diving

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 268-269

  Turner, Mark ^a   Benton, Peter J ^b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF NAVAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIATRIZOATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIVING; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MALE; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; SNEEZING; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VOICE;

EID: 0031834952     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689809100509     Document Type: Article

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