A 10-year study of snowboard injuries in Lapland Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-133

  Made, C ^a   Elmqvist, L G ^b  

^a Tärnaby Health Center   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Injury severity; Injury types and location; Prevention; Snowboarding; Trends

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM FRACTURE; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILL; SPORT INJURY; SWEDEN; TIME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRIST INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SKIING; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2342582060     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2003.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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