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| Title | Diving medicine |
| Authors | Alfred A. Bove, Jefferson Carroll Davis |
| Contributor | Jefferson Carroll Davis |
| Edition | 2, illustrated |
| Publisher | Saunders, 1990 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 12, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0721629342, 9780721629346 |
| Length | 333 pages |
| Subjects | › Divers Diving Medical / General Medical / Infectious Diseases Naval Medicine Sports & Recreation / Scuba & Snorkeling Submarine medicine |
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