Are current back protectors suitable to prevent spinal injury in recreational snowboarders?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 822-826

  Schmitt, Kai Uwe ^a,b   Liechti, Bendicht ^a   Michel, Frank I ^c   Stämpfli, Rolf ^d   Brühwiler, Paul A ^e  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b AGU Zurich   (Switzerland)

^c Bfu Swiss Council for Accident Prevention   (Switzerland)

^d SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RECREATION; SKIING; SPINE INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RECREATION; SKIING; SPINAL INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956609033     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.072728     Document Type: Article

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