Descriptive epidemiology of drowning deaths in a surf beach swimmer and surfer population

Injury Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-65

  Morgan, D ^a,b   Ozanne Smith, J ^a   Triggs, T ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DIVING; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; SWIMMING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BATHING BEACHES; DIVING; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SWIMMING;

EID: 39449117357     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.013508     Document Type: Article

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