Risk factors associated with serious ski patrol-reported injuries sustained by skiers and snowboarders in snow-parks and on other slopes

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 402-406

  Goulet, Claude ^a   Hagel, Brent ^b   Hamel, Denis ^c   Légaré, Gilles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atheletic injuries; Case control studies; Risk factors; Skiing; Snow sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048965778     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405428     Document Type: Article

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