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Type II decompression sickness

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Type II decompression sickness is described in a 22 year old healthy male following a deep sea diving exercise off the Irish coast.

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  1. Saint James's Hospital, Dublin 8

    B. Powell

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Powell, B. Type II decompression sickness. I.J.M.S. 150, 380–381 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02938278

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