Fatalities in Swedish skydiving

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1040-1048

  Westman, Anton ^a   Björnstig, Ulf ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fatal injuries; Risk factors; Safety; Skydiving; Sport parachuting

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DATA ACQUISITION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITALS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; RISK PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

FATAL INJURIES; FATALITIES; RISK FACTORS; SKYDIVING; SPORT PARACHUTING;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; DIVING; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AVIATION; DIVING; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 26944452795     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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