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- From: leo@wk69.nas.nasa.gov (Leo Dagum)
- Subject: Re: Helmets (again): Skiing Safety
- References: <AfNLR5m00WB8BHI7IU@andrew.cmu.edu>
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- Organization: NAS, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 20:43:42 GMT
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- In article <AfNLR5m00WB8BHI7IU@andrew.cmu.edu> "Harold S. Lessure" <hl0t+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
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- >leo@wk69.nas.nasa.gov (Leo Dagum) writes:
- >
- >>accident statistics for
- >>skiing, it's somewhere between volleyball and table tennis
- >
- >
- >OK, now I want to know the source of these statistics...I'd love to
- >cite these on occasion..
- >
- >Seriosly folks, I've seen lots of references to injury stats...but
- >no one cites sources...Anybody willing to oblige?
- >
- >Also think it'd be good for the FAQ!!
-
- Ok, I'll admit my source was the newspaper. It was in an article I read
- some time ago on the relative danger of sports. I can't remember what their
- source was, but I would guess that life insurance companies would have
- access to a list of this type somewhere.
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- Leo Dagum
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