The underestimated impact of personal watercraft injuries

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 865-869

  White, Mark W ^a   Cheatham, Michael L ^a  

^a ORLANDO HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SAFETY; SPORT INJURY;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHIPS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0032853907     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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