Skier injury trends - 1972 to 1994

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1289, Issue , 1997, Pages 37-48

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Vermont Ski Safety Equipment Inc   (United States)

^c ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine skis; Epidemiology; Injury; Injury rates; Knee injuries; Ski injuries; Sports equipment

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL LABORATORIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKI JUMPS; SPORTING GOODS; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

ALPINE SKIES; INJURY RATES; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURIES;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0031142324     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp18287s     Document Type: Review

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