Sports

"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.

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

Descriptor ID	D013177
MeSH Number(s)	I03.450.642.845
Concept/Terms	Sports Sports Sport Athletics Athletics Athletic

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Human Activities [I03]
Leisure Activities [I03.450]
Recreation [I03.450.642]
Sports [I03.450.642.845]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sports" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sports" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 80 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2007

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	0	1	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	4	1	5
2003	2	0	2
2004	3	2	5
2005	5	0	5
2006	3	2	5
2007	6	3	9
2008	4	1	5
2009	2	1	3
2010	3	1	4
2012	1	1	2
2013	2	0	2
2014	2	0	2
2015	5	0	5
2016	1	2	3
2017	1	1	2
2019	4	1	5
2020	2	2	4
2021	2	0	2
2022	1	0	1
2023	3	0	3
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Sports" by people in Profiles.

Carlson JA, Moon M, Steel C, Bai Y, Dodson EA, Dooley EE, Forseth B, Fox AT, Greenberg JD, Grimes A, Hasson RE, Hibbing PR, Jiang Q, Pate RR, Serrano NH, Spring KE, Stanish HI, Webber-Ritchey KJ, Staiano AE. Results From the 2024 United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. J Phys Act Health. 2026 Mar 01; 23(3):293-300.

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Cardillo C, Katzman JL, Connolly P, Shichman I, Murtaza H, Schwarzkopf R, Rozell JC, Arshi A. What Sports Are Safe Following Total Joint Arthroplasty? An Analysis of Revision Rates at a Mean 5-year Follow-Up. J Arthroplasty. 2026 Feb; 41(2):397-403.e2.

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Maron MS, Rowin EJ, Maron BJ. Letter by Maron et al Regarding Article, "Sudden Cardiac Death in National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletes". Circulation. 2024 Sep 17; 150(12):e255-e256.

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Bhardwaj N, Pierre GS, Halloran AP, Alexander TC, Leung SH, Lu Y, Campbell KM. Failure to Participate in Sports: An Evaluation of Preparticipation Physicals in a Local School District. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 01 05; 36(6):1033-1037.

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Maron MS, Mitten M, Borchers J, Rowin EJ, Maron BJ. Medical and Legal Determinants of Sports Eligibility for Young Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 08 29; 82(9):828-832.

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Maron MS, Rowin EJ, Bonaventura J, Maron BJ. Do Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Really Belong on the Athlete Field? Am J Cardiol. 2023 08 01; 200:236-238.

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Kalubi J, Riglea T, Wellman RJ, O'Loughlin J, Maximova K. Availability of health-promoting interventions in high schools in Quebec, Canada, by school deprivation level. Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can. 2023 Jun; 43(6):321-329.

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Bonaventura J, Rowin EJ, Maron MS, Maron BJ. Risks of the Athletic Field Revisited: Report of Unusual Occurrences of Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Death in Professional Soccer Players. Am J Med. 2023 03; 136(3):315-321.

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Ash GI, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Busa MA, Gaffey AE, Angeloudis K, Muniz-Pardos B, Gregory R, Huggins RA, Redeker NS, Weinzimer SA, Grieco LA, Lyden K, Megally E, Vogiatzis I, Scher L, Zhu X, Baker JS, Brandt C, Businelle MS, Fucito LM, Griggs S, Jarrin R, Mortazavi BJ, Prioleau T, Roberts W, Spanakis EK, Nally LM, Debruyne A, Bachl N, Pigozzi F, Halabchi F, Ramagole DA, Janse van Rensburg DC, Wolfarth B, Fossati C, Rozenstoka S, Tanisawa K, B?rjesson M, Casajus JA, Gonzalez-Aguero A, Zelenkova I, Swart J, Gursoy G, Meyerson W, Liu J, Greenbaum D, Pitsiladis YP, Gerstein MB. Establishing a Global Standard for Wearable Devices in Sport and Exercise Medicine: Perspectives from Academic and Industry Stakeholders. Sports Med. 2021 11; 51(11):2237-2250.

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Ohana O, Alabiad C. Ocular Related Sports Injuries. J Craniofac Surg. 2021 Jun 01; 32(4):1606-1611.

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