Experimental trials to assess the risks of decompression sickness in flying after diving

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 431-444

  Vann, R D ^a   Gerth, W A ^b   Denoble, P J ^a   Pieper, C F ^a   Thalmann, E D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Navy Experimental Diving Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NON-PROGRAMMATIC; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 12344270313     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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