Hyperbaric oxygen for post-concussion syndrome: Design of Department of Defense clinical trials

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 807-814

  Weaver, Lindell K ^a,b,c   Cifu, David ^d,e   Hart, Brett ^f   Wolf, George ^g   Scott Miller, R ^h  

^a LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Naval Operational Medicine Institute   (United States)

^g Hyperbaric Medicine Department ^*  (United States)

^h US Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; METHODOLOGY; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MILITARY PERSONNEL; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84865288637     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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