The physiological kinetics of nitrogen and the prevention of decompression sickness

Clinical Pharmacokinetics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-14

  Doolette, D J ^a   Mitchell, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Wesley Ctr for Hyperbaric Medicine   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INERT GAS; NITROGEN;

ALGORITHM; BRAIN INJURY; CALCULATION; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; KINETICS; LUNG CIRCULATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; PERFUSION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0035119333     PISSN: 03125963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003088-200140010-00001     Document Type: Review

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