TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - The hazards of watching football--are Australians at risk?
JO  - Medical journal of Australia
A1  - Bauman, Adrian E.
A1  - van der Ploeg, Hidde P.
A1  - Chey, Tien
A1  - Sholler, Gary
SP  - 684
EP  - 686
VL  - 185
IS  - 11-12
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To review whether watching football increases the population cardiac event risk in New South Wales. DESIGN: Analysis of hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction, other cardiovascular disease, and other acute injuries at the time of two stressful sporting events in NSW in 2005: the Sydney Swans playing in the Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final, and the Socceroos' penalty shoot-out in their World Cup qualifying match against Uruguay. RESULTS: There were no increases in any of the studied admission events at the time of, or in the days immediately following, these football matches. CONCLUSIONS: Australians appear to be resistant to acute stressors associated with watching sporting events, possibly due to higher rates of motivational deficiency disorder (MoDeD) than in European populations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-729X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -