Medical complications of an aquatic innovation

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 979-980

  Mountjoy, M ^a   Gordon, I ^b   McKeown, J ^c   Constantini, N ^d  

^a Aquatic Federation of Canada   (Canada)

^b UK's Olympic gymnastics and Paralympic athletics programmes   (United Kingdom)

^c Swimming Canada   (Canada)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLISTER; CLOTHING; ECCHYMOSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINGER INJURIES; FINGER JOINT; FRICTION; HUMANS; SKIN ULCER; SWIMMING;

EID: 73349115847     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.067215     Document Type: Short Survey

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