Evaluation of skiing and snowboarding injuries sustained in terrain parks versus traditional slopes

Injury Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-122

  Alison Brooks, M ^a   Evans, Michael D ^a   Rivara, Frederick P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HELMET; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIING; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; UTILIZATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SKIING; WISCONSIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955292043     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2009.022608     Document Type: Article

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