Risk of hypothermia in a new olympic event: the 10-km marathon swim
INTRODUCTION: There are no available data addressing the potential clinical risks of open-water swimming competitions. OBJECTIVE: Address the risks of hypothermia and hypoglycemia during a 10-km open-water swimming competition in order to alert physicians to the potential dangers of this recently-in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2009-04-01
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Series: | Clinics |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000400014 |