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- Published on: 3 May 2001
- Published on: 30 April 2001
- Published on: 3 May 2001Re: Reassessing the need for sport diving medicalsShow More
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The main conclusions of our paper were that no significant unexpected abnormalities were found on clinical examination of divers in the Scottish Sub-Aqua Club, and that the questionnaire was the important part of the screening assessment of divers. This remains the case regardless of how the information is analysed.
In response to the questions raised by Philip Smith, only 391 divers re...
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None declared. - Published on: 30 April 2001Reassessing the need for sport diving medicalsShow More
Dear Editor,
Dr Stephen Glen and his coauthors conclude from an analysis of medical records held by the Scottish Sub-Aqua Club (SS-AC) that routine medical examination of sport divers can safely be replaced by a system of self-declaration, with a questionnaire designed to indicate whether referral to a doctor with experience of diving medicine is necessary. This conclusion should be regarded as preliminary, howe...
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