Neurologic Injuries from Scuba Diving

Neurologic Clinics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 297-308

  Hawes, Jodi ^a   Massey, E Wayne ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APHAGIA; ARTERIAL GAS; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; DROWNING; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GAS EMBOLISM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BAROTRAUMA; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 39149145887     PISSN: 07338619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2007.11.006     Document Type: Review

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