Preoxygenation time versus decompression sickness incidence

SAFE Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 75-78

  Webb, James T ^a,b   Pilmanis, Andrew A ^c  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^b WYLE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DATA REDUCTION; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS (DCS); PREOXYGENATIONS;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; STANDARD; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032586413     PISSN: 01916319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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