Decompression sickness

Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 358-363

  Francis, James ^a,b  

^a Diving Diseases Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b 2 Merton Cottages ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barotrauma; Diving; Gas exchange; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAROTRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; FEMALE; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036907122     PISSN: 10356851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2026.2002.00376.x     Document Type: Article

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