"Sports" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Activities or games, usually involving physical effort or skill. Reasons for engagement in sports include pleasure, competition, and/or financial reward.
| Descriptor ID |
D013177
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I03.450.642.845
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sports" by people in Profiles.
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Physical Activity Types and Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Middle-Aged and Elderly Persons: The Rotterdam Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2016 04 15; 183(8):729-38.
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Attitudes of pediatric urologists regarding sports participation by children with a solitary kidney. J Urol. 2002 Oct; 168(4 Pt 2):1811-4; discussion 1815.