Snowdome, skiers and boarders: Accident and emergency experience

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-124

  Aslam, Nadim ^a,b   Thomas, P ^a  

^a MILTON KEYNES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Compton Vectis ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNOW;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGE; ARM INJURY; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURY; LEISURE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECREATION; REVIEW; SKIING; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM INJURIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIING;

EID: 1842538606     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.0012.x     Document Type: Review

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