Health outcome of hyperbaric-chamber inside attendants following compressed-air exposure and oxygen decompression

South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 63-67

  Doolette, David J ^a   Goble, Stephen J ^b   Pirone, Christy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decompression sickness; Health surveys; Occupational health; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERBARISM; INCIDENCE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; WARD;

EID: 4344647449     PISSN: 08131988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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