Mortality in Different Mountain Sports Activities Primarily Practiced in the Winter Season—A Narrative Review

Annually, millions of people engage in mountain sports activities all over the world. These activities are associated with health benefits, but concurrently with a risk for injury and death. Knowledge on death rates is considered important for the categorization of high-risk sports in literature and...

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Main Authors: Martin Niedermeier, Hannes Gatterer, Elena Pocecco, Anika Frühauf, Martin Faulhaber, Verena Menz, Johannes Burtscher, Markus Posch, Gerhard Ruedl, Martin Burtscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-12-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/1/259