Frostbite: Incidence and predisposing factors in mountaineers

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 898-901

  Harirchi, I ^a   Arvin, A ^a   Vash, J H ^a   Zafarmand, V ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CLOTHING; COLD INJURY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOE; WEATHER; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FROSTBITE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUNTAINEERING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 28444473828     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2004.016097     Document Type: Article

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