The influence of a major sporting event upon emergency department attendances; A retrospective cross-national European study.

Major sporting events may influence attendance levels at hospital emergency departments (ED). Previous research has focussed on the impact of single games, or wins/losses for specific teams/countries, limiting wider generalisations. Here we explore the impact of the Euro 2016 football championships...

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Main Authors: Helen E Hughes, Felipe J Colón-González, Anne Fouillet, Alex J Elliot, Céline Caserio-Schonemann, Thomas C Hughes, Naomh Gallagher, Roger A Morbey, Gillian E Smith, Daniel Rh Thomas, Iain R Lake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5999282?pdf=render