The epidemiology of Mountain Bike Park injuries at the Whistler Bike Park, British Columbia (BC), Canada

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-145

  Ashwell, Zachary ^a   McKay, Mary Pat ^b   Brubacher, Jeffery R ^c   Gareau, Annie ^d  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Whistler Health Care Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

epidemiology; injury; mountain biking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CANADA; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HELMET; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BICYCLING; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861748321     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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