Physiological and clinical aspects of apnea diving

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 381-394

  Muth, Claus Martin ^a   Ehrmann, Ulrich ^a   Radermacher, Peter ^a  

^a Universitaetsklinikum ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; BLOOD GAS TENSION; BREATH HOLDING; COMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; GAS POISONING; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; HYPERVENTILATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE;

APNEA; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; INERT GAS NARCOSIS; PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 27744435447     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2005.05.007     Document Type: Review

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