Determinants of arterial gas embolism after scuba diving

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-95

  Ljubkovic, Marko ^a   Zanchi, Jaksa ^a   Breskovic, Toni ^a   Marinovic, Jasna ^a   Lojpur, Mihajlo ^b   Dujic, Zeljko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Arterial gas emboli; Decompression sickness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; DIVING; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REST;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; DIVING; EMBOLISM, AIR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; REST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855416119     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00943.2011     Document Type: Article

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