River tree rope swing injuries

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 699-702

  Sorey, William H ^a   Cassidy, Laura D ^b   Crout, Jeffery ^b   Blount, Phillip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Injury prevention; Rope swing; Traumatic injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCUSSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DROWNING; FALLING; FEMALE; FINGER FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LACERATION; LEG FRACTURE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; INJURY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECREATION; REGISTER; SPORT INJURY; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62849122603     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31817a7eb0     Document Type: Article

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