Snowboarding injuries in Australia: Investigating risk factors in wrist fractures to enhance injury prevention strategies

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 228-235

  Dickson, Tracey J ^a   Terwiel, F Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

injury prevention; risk factors; risk management; snowboarding; snowsports

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SKIING; SPORT INJURY; WRIST INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SKIING; WRIST INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053358954     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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