Safety requirements and risk factors of skiers and snowboarders;Risikoverhalten und sicherheitsempfinden bei ski- und snowboardfahrern

Sportverletzung-Sportschaden

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-46

  Bürkner, Andreas ^a   Eichbichler, A ^a   Simmen, H P ^a  

^a Chirurgische Klinik Stadtspital Waid   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Leisure sports; Risk factors; Safety device; Sport injury; Winter sport

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HELMET; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SKIING; SPORT INJURY; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK-TAKING; SKIING; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149108387     PISSN: 09320555     EISSN: 14391236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109075     Document Type: Article

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