The protective effects of helmets in skiers and snowboarders

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7794, 2011, Pages 394-

  Ruedl, Gerhard ^a   Kopp, Martin ^a   Burtscher, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EDITORIAL; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELMET; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIING; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; SKIING;

EID: 79951971058     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d857     Document Type: Editorial

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