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A Case of Decompression Sickness Associated With PFO in a Dive Medical Officer

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|Oct 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2021-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2084-0535 | Journal ISSN: 1734-7009
Language: English
Page range: 15 - 24
Submitted on: Jan 12, 2021
Accepted on: Mar 23, 2021
Published on: Oct 15, 2022
Published by: Polish Hyperbaric Medicine and Technology Society
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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