Adventure tourism and adventure sports injury: The New Zealand experience

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 791-796

  Bentley, Tim A ^a   Page, Stephen J ^b   Macky, Keith A ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adventure sport; Adventure tourism; Injury compensation claims; Injury epidemiology; Unintentional injury

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; ERGONOMICS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADVENTURE SPORTS; INJURY COMPENSATION CLAIMS; INJURY EPIDEMIOLOGY; PARAGLIDING;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVENTURE SPORT; AERONAUTICAL SPORT; AGED; ANIMAL HUNTING; ANKLE INJURY; AQUATIC SPORT; ARTICLE; CYCLING; DIVING; EXTREME SPORT; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FISHING; HORSEBACK RIDING; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NECK INJURY; NEW ZEALAND; NOSE INJURY; ROCK CLIMBING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER INJURY; SKIING; SPINE INJURY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; TOURISM;

EID: 34347342711     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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