Characteristics of water skiing-related and wakeboarding-related injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, 2001-2003

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1065-1070

  Hostetler, Sarah Grim ^a   Hostetler, Todd L ^b   Smith, Gary A ^a   Xiang, Huiyun ^a,c  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic injuries; National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS); Wakeboarding; Water skiing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIING; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21444451741     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504271748     Document Type: Article

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