Do wrist guards protect against fractures?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 766-769

  Lewis, L M ^a   West, O C ^a   Standeven, J ^a   Jarvis, H E ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WRIST FRACTURE;

EID: 0031007086     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70198-7     Document Type: Article

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