A review of asthma and scuba diving

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 557-566

  Tetzlaff, Kay ^a   Muth, Claus ^b   Waldhauser, Lisa ^c  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Diving; Lung; Pulmonary barotraumas; Review

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ASTHMA; BAROTRAUMA; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; DIVING; DYSPNEA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ASTHMA; BAROTRAUMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; DIVING; HUMANS; LUNG; RISK;

EID: 0036624118     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-120014920     Document Type: Review

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