Epidemiology of Injury in Adventure and Extreme Sports

By: Heggie T. W. Ed

The first comprehensive examination of injuries associated with adventure and extreme sports This book reviews the existing data on the frequency and distribution of injuries and the factors contributing to injuries in adventure and extreme sports. Further, it suggests injury prevention strategies and provides recommendations for future research. Providing the first comprehensive compilation of epidemiological data over a range of new age sports considered...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3318021644
• ISBN13: 9783318021646
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: S. Karger AG (Switzerland)
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 10.1"