Rodeo injuries and prevention

Current Sports Medicine Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 328-332

  Downey, Daniel J ^a  

^a Pioneer Medical Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HELMET; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HORSES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34948839515     PISSN: 1537890X     EISSN: 15378918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11932-007-0071-2     Document Type: Review

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