Infant Swimming Classes: Immersed in Controversy.

Burd, Brian

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Publication Date: 1986

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Infant Swimming Classes: Immersed in Controversy.

Burd, Brian

Physician and Sportsmedicine, v14 n3 p238-42,244 Mar 1986

Swimming classes that use forced infant submersion may post health hazards, including hyponatremia (infantile water intoxication), intestinal parasites, and dental enamel erosion. (MT)

Descriptors: Infants, Risk, Swimming

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