Recording injuries among World Cup skiers and snowboarders: A methodological study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 196-205

  Florenes T W ^a   Nordsletten, L ^a,b   Heir, S ^a,c   Bahr, R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Martina Hansens Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Athletic injuries; Epidemiology; Skiing; Snow sports; Snowboarding

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952614737     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.01048.x     Document Type: Article

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