Snow sports related head and spinal injuries: An eight-year survey from the neurotrauma centre for the Snowy Mountains, Australia

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 236-242

  Siu, T L T ^a   Chandran, K N ^a   Newcombe, R L ^a   Fuller, J W ^a   Pik, J H T ^a  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Head injury; Ski; Snowboard; Spinal injury

Indexed keywords

SNOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIING; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 1542374090     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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