Incidence and risk factors for symptoms of decompression sickness among male and female dive masters and instructors - A retrospective cohort study

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-102

  Hagberg, M ^a   Ornhagen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accidents; Decompression; Diving; Epidemiology; Injuries; Occupational

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASTHMA; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 0141799836     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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