Effect of helmet wear on the incidence of head/face and cervical spine injuries in young skiers and snowboarders

Injury Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 324-327

  Macnab, Andrew J ^a   Smith, T ^a   Gagnon, F A ^a   Macnab, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CERVICAL SPINE; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SKIING; SPINE INJURY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SKIING; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 0347635619     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.8.4.324     Document Type: Article

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