Skiing and snowboarding injuries in the children and adolescents of Southern Alberta

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-17

  Hagel, Brent E ^a   Meeuwisse, Willem H ^a   Mohtadi, Nicholas G H ^a   Fick, Gordon H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alpine skiing; Children; Injuries; Snowboarding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; NECK INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIING; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; WRIST INJURY;

EID: 0032811527     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-199901000-00003     Document Type: Article

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