Risk factors and prevention for spinal cord injury from diving in swimming pools and natural sites in Quebec, Canada: A 44-year study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 787-797

  Barss, Peter ^a   Djerrari, Hind ^b   Leduc, Bernard E ^c   Lepage, Yves ^d   Dionne, Clermont E ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diving injuries; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal cord injuries aetiology; Spinal cord injuries epidemiology; Spinal cord injuries prevention and control; Swimming pools; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; RISK ANALYSIS; SWIMMING POOLS;

SPINAL CORD INJURY; WATER SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; DATA BASE; DIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SWIMMING; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40349084013     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.09.017     Document Type: Article

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