Injury trends in Norwegian ski resorts in the 10 year period 1996-2006

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1510 STP, Issue , 2009, Pages 31-38

  Ekeland, Arne ^a   Rødven, Andreas ^b  

^a MARTINA HANSENS HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Ski Lift Association   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age factors; Athletic injuries; Children; Fractures; Skiboarding; Skiing; Skiing trauma; Snowboarding; Sports; Sprains; Tibial fractures

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FRACTURE; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; SPORTS;

AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILDREN; SKIBOARDING; SKIING; SKIING TRAUMA; SNOWBOARDING; SPRAINS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 67649554198     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp47463s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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