Injury
Volume 40, Issue 12 , Pages 1276-1278 , December 2009

Injuries sustained at a temporary ice-skating rink: Prospective study of the Winchester experience 2007–2008

  • N.K.R. Kelsall

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 7DW, United Kingdom.
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  • G.W. Bowyer

,Accepted 9 February 2009.

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PII: S0020-1383(09)00152-1

doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.02.006

Injury
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