A possible case of cerebral arterial gas embolism in a breath-hold diver

South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 129-133

  Williams, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breath hold diving; Case report; Cerebral arterial gas embolism; Decompression illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039596954     PISSN: 08131988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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