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Arch Dis Child 2004;89:395 doi:10.1136/adc.2003.037036
  • Letter

The Seville effect

  1. M Davidson
  1. Paediatric Specialist Registrar, Yorkhill Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK; markgdavidson@hotmail.com

      For some, football is more a religion than a sport. This can impact on families in multiple ways. One such quasi-religious event was the UEFA Cup Final between Glasgow Celtic and Porto (21 May 2003). An estimated 85 000 Celtic supporters converged on Seville for the UEFA Cup Final.

      While doing two paediatric clinics on the day of the Cup Final I noted that the “did not attend” (DNA) rate at these clinics was well above normal, being …

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