Severe accidents due to windsurfing in the Aegean Sea

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 149-154

  Kalogeromitros, A ^a   Tsangaris, H ^a   Bilalis, D ^b   Karabinis, A ^a  

^a G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Hellenic National Center of Emergency Care EKAV   (Greece)

Author keywords

Sea sports; Sports injuries; Windsurfing

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GREECE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPORT INJURY; WEATHER;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WEATHER;

EID: 0036597012     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200206000-00009     Document Type: Article

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