Characteristics of 'low risk' and 'high risk' dives by young adults: Risk reduction in spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 553-559

  Blitvich, J D ^a   McElroy, G K ^a   Blanksby, B A ^b   Douglas, G A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diving; Spinal cord injury; Swimming pool

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIVING; FEMALE; FLIGHT; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOL; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0032855336     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100871     Document Type: Article

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