The epidemiology of skydiving injuries: World freefall convention, 2000-2001

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-68

  Barrows, Thomas H ^a   Mills, Trevor J ^b,d   Kassing, Scott D ^c  

^a METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HLTH SCI C   (United States)

Author keywords

injury epidemiology; mass gathering; skydiving; sports injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AVIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 12344289428     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2004.07.008     Document Type: Article

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