Quality of information on risk factors reported by ski patrols

Injury Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 275-279

  Hagel, B E ^a,b   Pless, I B ^b   Goulet, C ^c   Platt, R W ^b   Robitaille, Y ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NECK INJURY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIING; SPORT INJURY; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FACIAL INJURIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; NECK INJURIES; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SKIING; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 7544231439     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2004.005546     Document Type: Review

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