British Thoracic Society guidelines on respiratory aspects of fitness for diving

Thorax

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-13

  Godden, D ^a   Currie, G ^b   Denison, D ^b   Farrell, P ^b   Ross, J ^b   Stephenson, R ^b   Watt, S ^b   Wilmshurst, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ASTHMA; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; FITNESS; HUMAN; LUNG BULLA; LUNG EDEMA; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGORITHMS; ASTHMA; BAROTRAUMA; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PULMONARY EDEMA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 0037259897     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.1.3     Document Type: Review

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