Hyperbaric oxygen treatment for air or gas embolism

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 151-157

  Moon, R E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION;

DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 84899462892     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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