Hyperbaric oxygen, mild traumatic brain injury, and study design: An elusive target

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 30, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 1681-1682

  Mychaskiw, George ^a   Stephens, Pete L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Hyperbaric Therapy of the Low Country LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR; PLACEBO;

AMBIENT AIR; CEREBRAL PALSY; HAWTHORNE EFFECT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LETTER; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN TENSION; PLACEBO EFFECT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UPREGULATION;

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE;

EID: 84885149027     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2805     Document Type: Letter

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