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International Journal of Community & Family Medicine Volume 2 (2017), Article ID 2:IJCFM-129, 7 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3498/2017/129
Research Article
An Endurance Athlete's Self-Report of a Novel Method for Sweat Sodium Measurement in the Field

Douglas Lewis1* and Beryl Silkey2

1Department of Family and Maternal/Child, Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc., 1121 S. Clifton,Wichita, KS 67218, USA
2Department of Research,Via Christi Hospitals-Wichita, 1100 N. St. Francis, Ste. 300,Wichita, KS 67214, USA
Dr. Douglas Lewis, Department of Family and Maternal/Child, Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc., 1121 S. Clifton,Wichita, KS 67218, USA; E-mail: douglas.lewis@via-christi.org
08 February 2017; 10 July 2017; 12 July 2017
Lewis D, Silkey B (2017) An Endurance Athlete's Self-Report of a Novel Method for Sweat Sodium Measurement in the Field. Int J Community Fam Med 2: 129. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3498/2017/129

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