A new look at horse-related sport and recreational injury in New Zealand

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 376-382

  Smartt, Pamela ^a   Chalmers, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Equestrian injury; Horses; International classification of disease; Prevention and control; Public health; Recreation and sport; Wounds and injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HORSEBACK RIDING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LEG FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PELVIS FRACTURE; RECREATION; SPINE FRACTURE; SPORT INJURY; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HORSES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RECREATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349186290     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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