Injuries among world cup freestyle skiers

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 803-808

  Flørenes, Tonje Wale ^a   Heir, Stig ^a   Nordsletten, Lars ^a   Bahr, Roald ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKIING; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIING;

EID: 77956602355     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.071159     Document Type: Article

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