The incidence of inflatable rescue boat injuries in Queensland surf lifesavers

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 172, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 485-488

  Bigby, Kieron J ^a   McClure, Roderick J ^b   Green, Adèle C ^a,c  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURY; LIFE EVENT; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEASHORE; SWIMMING; VOLUNTEER; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0034657909     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb124072.x     Document Type: Article

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