Diving medicine: A review of current evidence

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 399-407

  Lynch, James H ^a,c   Bove, Alfred A ^b  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DeWitt ACH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; OXYMETAZOLINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ASTHMA; BAROTRAUMA; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIVING; EAR BAROTRAUMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG BAROTRAUMA; MEDICAL CARE; OTITIS MEDIA; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; REVIEW; SINUS BAROTRAUMA; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIVING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RECREATION;

EID: 67650925080     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.04.080099     Document Type: Review

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