Abstract:Background
Sporting events are associated with violence, creating societal and healthcare system burdens. However, these associations have not been objectively evaluated in low- and middle-income countries.
Aim
To determine whether football events were associated with changes in homicide rates in the city of Cali, Colombia, during 2005–2008.
Methods
Football days were those in which the city's professional teams or the national team played nationally or internationally. Daily counts of homicides were obtaine… Show more
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