Injuries in military parachuting: A prospective study of 4499 jumps

Injury

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 219-222

  Ekeland, Arne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARMY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LEG FRACTURE; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PARACHUTIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNIQUE;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONTUSIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030860508     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(96)00185-4     Document Type: Article

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