Ocular bubble formation as a method of assessing decompression stress

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 201-210

  Mekjavic I B ^a   Campbell, D G ^a   Jaki, P ^a   Dovsak P A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Decompression schedules; Decompression sickness; Doppler ultrasound; Ophthalmic ultrasound; Tear film bubbles

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LACRIMAL FLUID; LENS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITREOUS BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECOMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEARS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0032246537     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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