Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ376353
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Sports Medicine Concerns in Special Olympics.
Low, Leslie J.; Sherrill, Claudine
Palaestra, p56-57,60-61 1988
The article provides information on medical problems (including seizures, nutrition, atlantoaxia instability, and congenital heart disorders), and guidelines for training (including weight management, acclimation, heat related problems, and warm-up) for volunteers working with mentally retarded participants in Special Olympics. (DB)
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Competition, Games, Heart Disorders, Heat, Mental Retardation, Nutrition, Prevention, Seizures, Special Health Problems, Volunteers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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