Underutilization of echocardiography for patent foramen ovale in divers with serious decompression sickness

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-211

  Harrah, J D ^a   O'Boyle, P S ^a   Piantadosi, C A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 47249140842     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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