Spinal injuries in Canadian ice hockey: An update to 2005

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 451-456

  Tator, Charles H ^a,b,c   Provvidenza, Christine ^a   Cassidy, J David ^b,c  

^a ThinkFirst Canadian Ice Hockey Spinal Injuries Registry   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian ice hockey; Incidence; Prevention; Spinal injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOCKEY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73649086221     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181bd0db6     Document Type: Article

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