Oxygen toxicity in recreational and technical diving

Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 86-90

  Fock, Andrew ^a   Millar, Ian ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mixed gas; Oxygen; Review article; Technical diving; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVING; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LUNG TOXICITY; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN TOXICITY; RECREATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM; VITAL CAPACITY; WAR;

EID: 48449098045     PISSN: 18333516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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