Epidemiology of snowboarding injuries: 1988 to 1995

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1289, Issue , 1997, Pages 49-59

  Shealy, Jasper E ^a   Ettlinger, Carl F ^b   Buonomo, Vincenzo ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Vermont Ski Safety Equipment Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine skis; Epidemiology; Gender differences; Injury; Snowboard ski injury rates; Sports equipment; Time trend differences

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); RISK ASSESSMENT; SKI JUMPS; SPORTING GOODS; STATISTICS;

SNOWBOARDING SKI INJURY RATES; TIME TREND DIFFERENCES;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 0031145406     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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