Evaluation of decompression safety in an occupational diving group using self reported diving exposure and health status

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 418-422

  Doolette, D J ^a   Gorman, D F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; EVALUATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

DECOMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FISHERIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY;

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 0037972393     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.60.6.418     Document Type: Article

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