A role for oxygen-induced osmosis in hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 259-263

  Hsills, B A ^a  

^a MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

AIR EMBOLISM; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; EDEMA; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPOXEMIA; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0033103136     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1997.0640     Document Type: Article

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