Health issues for surfers

American Family Physician

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Zoltan, Todd B ^a,c   Taylor, Kenneth S ^b   Achar, Suraj A ^b  

^a Los Angeles Free Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c California National Guard   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CANCER RISK; CORAL REEF; EARDRUM PERFORATION; ENVENOMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXOSTOSIS; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FRACTURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INJURY; INSECT STING; LACERATION; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTPATIENT; RASH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHARK; SKIN CANCER; SPORT; SUN EXPOSURE; SURFING; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; EXOSTOSES; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MARINE TOXINS; OCEANS AND SEAS; OTITIS EXTERNA; SEA URCHINS; SEAWATER; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; SUNBURN; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION; URTICARIA;

EID: 21044452360     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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