Were attendances to accident and emergency departments in England and Australia influenced by the Rugby World Cup Final 2003?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 68-71

  Moody, William E ^a,c   Hendry, Ross G ^a   Muscatello, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^c SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency; Attendance; Rugby; Sport

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RUGBY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FOOTBALL; NEW SOUTH WALES; TELEVISION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34247616399     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mej.0000228450.37974.a8     Document Type: Article

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