Alcohol use and downhill ski injuries: A pilot study

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1289, Issue , 1997, Pages 14-22

  Meyers, Allan R ^a   Perrine, M W ^b   Caetano, Raúl ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Vermont Alcohol Research Center   (United States)

^c Med Res Institute of San Francisco   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholic beverages; Alpine skis; Blood alcohol concentration; Breath alcohol concentration; Injury; Sports equipment

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; EDUCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTING GOODS; STATISTICS; WINE;

ALPINE SKIS; BREATH ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (BAC); SKI INJURIES;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 0031143653     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp18284s     Document Type: Article

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