Neurological altitude decompression sickness among U-2 pilots: 2002-2009

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 673-682

  Jersey, Sean L ^a   Hundemer, Gregory L ^b   Stuart, Rory P ^a   West, Kelly N ^c   Michaelson, Robert S ^d   Pilmanis, Andrew A ^e  

^a DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b 9th Aeromedical Dental Squadron ^*  (United States)

^c 9th Medical Group   (United States)

^d USAF School of Aerospace Medicine (SAM)   (United States)

^e AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decompression sickness; Exercise; Neurological; Risk mitigation; U 2

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959716861     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/ASEM.2851.2011     Document Type: Article

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