Sports - Statistics & numerical data
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Effectiveness of emergency response planning for sudden cardiac arrest in United States high schools with automated external defibrillators.

25 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: US high schools are increasingly adopting automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for use in campus settings. We analyzed the effectiveness of emergency response planning for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in a large cohort of US high ... Read more...

Is the risk of atrial fibrillation higher in athletes than in the general population? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

22 Jul 2009 AIMS: The aim of this study was to examine by a systematic literature review and meta-analysis whether the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) is higher in athletes compared with not athletes. METHODS AND RESULTS: A comprehensive systematic search was ... Read more...

When adolescents drop the ball: sustainability of physical activity in youth.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: A majority of youth do not attain the recommended levels of physical activity. To develop interventions that will be more efficient at enabling healthy levels of physical activity during adolescence, a better understanding is needed ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sports - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Effectiveness of emergency response planning for sudden cardiac arrest in United States high schools with automated external defibrillators. 25 Jul 2009
• Is the risk of atrial fibrillation higher in athletes than in the general population? A systematic review and meta-analysis. 22 Jul 2009
• Sports medicine pearls and pitfalls: benign neutropenia in athletes. 29 Jun 2009
• When adolescents drop the ball: sustainability of physical activity in youth. 29 Jun 2009
• Development of a cohesion questionnaire for youth: the Youth Sport Environment Questionnaire. 30 May 2009
• Sports-related acute cardiovascular events in a general population: a French prospective study. 30 May 2009
• Sports and sudden death. 30 May 2009
• Gambling, gambling activities, and problem gambling. 30 May 2009
• Sports practice among adolescents with chronic health conditions. 30 May 2009
• Use of television, videogames, and computer among children and adolescents in Italy. 11 May 2009
• Population-based estimates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Areus (MRSA) infections among high school athletes--Nebraska, 2006-2008. 5 Apr 2009
• Relation of motivational climate and fear of failure in Taiwanese adolescent athletes. 30 Mar 2009
• Predicting race performance in triathlon: the role of perfectionism, achievement goals, and personal goal setting. 30 Mar 2009
• Extreme value analysis in biometrics. 30 Mar 2009
• Total costs of injury from accidents in the home and during education, sports and leisure activities: estimates for Norway with assessment of uncertainty. 23 Mar 2009
• Decreasing sports activity with increasing age? Findings from a 20-year longitudinal and cohort sequence analysis. 27 Feb 2009
• National survey on sports injuries in the Netherlands: target populations for sports injury prevention programs. 27 Feb 2009
• Sports participation and juvenile delinquency: the role of the peer context among adolescent boys and girls with varied histories of problem behavior. 27 Feb 2009
• Enhancing appearance and sports performance: are female collegiate athletes behaving more like males? 27 Feb 2009
• Female collegiate athletes: prevalence of eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Sports'

Definition: Activities or games, usually involving physical effort or skill. Reasons for engagement in sports include pleasure, competition, and/or financial reward.

Descriptor UI: D013177

Alternative terms: Sports; Sport; Athletics; Athletic;

Related Mesh Headings: Athletic Injuries; Doping in Sports; Exercise Therapy; Exercise; Exercise Movement Techniques;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics; physiology;

Tree Number: I03.450.642.845;

Online Note: use SPORTS to search ATHLETICS 1966-75

History Note: ATHLETICS was see under SPORTS 1963-75

Technical Notes: SPORTS is the activity, SPORTS MEDICINE is the specialty