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Winning, losing, and violence.
BACKGROUND Although international sports events attract huge interest, and results can be a barometer of popular national standing, their impact on violent behaviour has not been investigated. METHODS Associations between assault related emergency department (ED) attendances and international sporting events (home and away rugby and soccer matches) in a European capital city (Cardiff) served ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Radical Teacher
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1941-0832
DOI: 10.5195/rt.2019.678