Pulmonary function in children and adult scuba divers: A longitudinal study

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 378-390

  Lemaître, Frédéric ^a   Bedu, Mario ^b   Coudert, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVER; DIVING; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 10044241399     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.16.4.378     Document Type: Article

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