Paediatric and adolescent sport injury in the wilderness

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-55

  Heggie, T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE DISEASE; CHILD; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; WILDERNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; WILDERNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549204770     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.068049     Document Type: Review

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