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. 2009 Jan 6;15(8):489–498. [Article in Spanish] doi: 10.1016/S1134-2072(08)72845-7

Contraindicaciones y recomendaciones médicas para los viajes en avión

Francisco Ríos Tejada 1
PMCID: PMC7144513  PMID: 32288494

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