Skatepark injuries and the influence of skatepark design: A one year consecutive case series

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 269-274

  Everett, Worth W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

In line skating; Injury; Safety equipment; Skateboarding; Skatepark

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISLOCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DISLOCATIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FACIAL INJURIES; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SKATING; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; TOOTH INJURIES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 0036804297     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00528-0     Document Type: Article

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