A prospective field study of reverse dive profiles in UK female recreational divers

South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 183-188

  St Leger Dowse, Marguerite ^a   Gunby, Alex ^a   Moncad, Richard ^a   Fife, Caroline ^b   Bryson, Philip ^a  

^a Tamar Science Park   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Decompression sickness; Diving; Reverse dive profiles; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVER; DIVING; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 12444270095     PISSN: 08131988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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