How and why hyperbaric oxygen therapy can bring new hope for children suffering from cerebral palsy--an editorial perspective.
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1 The Institute of Hyperbaric Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel 2 Research and Development Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel 3 Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel 4 Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel 5 The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel 6 Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, Texas USA
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc
دوره 41 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014