Injuries in bouldering: A prospective study

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 271-280

  Josephsen, Gary ^a   Shinneman, Scott ^b   Tamayo Sarver, Joshua ^a   Josephsen, Kelly ^c   Boulware, David ^d   Hunt, Matthew ^e   Pham, Hoai ^d  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic injuries; Cumulative trauma; Disorders; Epidemiology; Injuries; Mountaineering; Tendon injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOUNTAINEERING; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCK CLIMBING; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 37449024531     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/06-WEME-OR-071R1.1     Document Type: Article

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