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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Longitudinal field study of lung function in scuba divers - a progress report |
Author: | Wilson, Anne |
Citation: | Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, 2008; 38(3):155-155 |
Publisher: | South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Incorporated |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
ISSN: | 1833-3516 |
School/Discipline: | School of Population Health and Clinical Practice : Nursing |
Abstract: | There have been relatively few studies examining the prevalence and characteristics of lung function changes occurring in recreational scuba divers. A pilot study conducted by the author identified a number of divers with low FEV,/FVC ratios.' The current field study, using spirometry for the assessment of lung function in recreational scuba divers, has two objectives: 1. To identify the physiological effects of recreational seawater scuba diving on lung function. 2. To monitor forced expired air volume in one second (FEV1) in a cohort of divers over a period of three years. This project is on-going, and this report summarises the work done in 2006. (non-author abstract) |
Appears in Collections: | Nursing publications |
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