Hip pads reduce the overall risk of injuries in recreational snowboarders

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1055-1058

  Ishimaru, Daichi ^a   Ogawa, Hiroyasu ^a   Wakahara, Kazuhiko ^b   Sumi, Hiroshi ^c   Sumi, Yasuhiko ^c   Shimizu, Katsuji ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ibi Kousei Hospital   (Japan)

^c Sumi Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DISLOCATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; SKIING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APTITUDE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RECREATION; RISK FACTORS; SKIING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869087796     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091204     Document Type: Article

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