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Adventure and extreme sports injuries : epidemiology, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention / Omer Mei-Dan, Michael R. Carmont, editors. - xvi, 371 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The management of the extreme sports athlete -- Rock and ice climbing -- Alpine skiing and snowboarding injuries -- Skydiving -- BASE jumping -- Whitewater canoeing and rafting -- Surfing injuries -- Kite surfing and snow kiting -- Windsurfing -- Sailing and yachting -- Mountain biking injuries -- Paragliding -- Mountain, sky, and endurance running -- Personality characteristics in extreme sports athletes : morbidity and mortality in mountaineering and BASE jumping -- Endocrine aspects and responses to extreme sports -- Preventing injuries in extreme sports athletes -- Rehabilitation of extreme sports injuries.

ISBN: 9781447143628 (alk. paper) 1447143620 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2012953003

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101606365 DNLM

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sports injuries.
Sports injuries--Treatment.
Sports injuries--Prevention.
Sports emergencies.
Athletic Injuries.
Safety Management.
Sports emergencies.
Sports injuries.
Sports injuries--Prevention.
Sports injuries--Treatment.

LC Class. No.: RD97 / .ADV 2013