Ski injuries among ski area employees

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1266, Issue , 1996, Pages 25-35

  Belanger, Michael ^a   Ettlinger, Carl F ^b   Shealy, Jasper E ^c   Johnson, Robert J ^d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Vermont Ski Safety Equipment Corporation   (United States)

^c ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury rates; Mean falls between injuries; Risk factors; Ski area employee injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEALTH RISKS; PERSONNEL; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; SPORTING GOODS;

ALPINE SKIING; SKI AREA EMPLOYEES; SKI INJURIES; SLEDS;

SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0030107605     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp37911s     Document Type: Article

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