Pulmonary edema in scuba divers: Recurrence and fatal outcome

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-44

  Cochard, G ^a   Arvieux, J ^a   Lacour, J M ^a   Madouas, G ^a   Mongredien, H ^a   Arvieux, C C ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COLD; DIVING; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COLD; DIVING; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EDEMA; RECURRENCE;

EID: 15544384717     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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