Getting out of the water: How hard can that be?

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 321-337

  Moran, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Drowning; Drowning prevention; Water competency; Water safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911474119     PISSN: 19329997     EISSN: 19329253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijare.2014-0054     Document Type: Article

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