Traumatic injuries associated with horseback riding

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-82

  Carrillo, Eddy H ^a   Varnagy, D ^a   Bragg, S M ^a   Levy, J ^a   Riordan, K ^a  

^a MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine related injuries; Fall from horses; Horseback riding injuries; Sports and protective equipment

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HORSEBACK RIDING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; THORAX INJURY; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33947678663     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690709600115     Document Type: Article

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