A prospective study of downhill mountain biking injuries

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 458-462

  Becker, Johannes ^a   Runer, Armin ^b   Neunhäuserer, Daniel ^a   Frick, Nora ^a   Resch, Herbert ^a   Moroder, Philipp ^a  

^a PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CONTUSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG INJURY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; TORSION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABSENTEEISM; BICYCLING; CONTUSIONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; TORSION ABNORMALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876298275     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091755     Document Type: Article

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