Neurological decompression illness and hematocrit: Analysis of a consecutive series of 200 recreational scuba divers

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-106

  Newton, H B ^a   Burkart, J ^a   Pearl, D ^b   Padilla, W ^c  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Subaquatic Safety Services   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HIGH PRESSURE NEUROLOGICAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HIGH PRESSURE NEUROLOGICAL SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 44949258126     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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