The medical risks of underwater diving and their control

International SportMed Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-15

  Germonpré, Peter ^a  

^a QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Barotraumas; Decompression sickness; Diving accidents; Risk management; Scuba diving; Underwater diving

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248664052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15283356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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