Paralympic sports medicine-current evidence in winter sport: Considerations in the development of equipment standards for paralympic athletes

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-50

  Burkett, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

disability; Paralympics; technology; winter sport

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; DISABLED PERSON; DISABLED SPORT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDLINE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; PSYCINFO; SKIING; SPORTS MEDICINE; STANDARD; TECHNOLOGY; WALKING AID; WHEELCHAIR; WHEELCHAIR SPORT; WINTER SPORT;

DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOCKEY; HUMANS; SKIING; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84855651612     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: 15363724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31824200a4     Document Type: Article

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