Table of contents

Original articles

• A comparison of estimated maximal oxygen uptake in 9 and 10 year old schoolchildren in Tanzania and Norway (23 March, 2006)

  A Aandstad, S Berntsen, R Hageberg, L Klasson-Heggebø, S A Anderssen
• Relation between preferred and optimal cadences during two hours of cycling in triathletes (23 March, 2006)

  S Argentin, C Hausswirth, T Bernard, F Bieuzen, J-M Leveque, A Couturier, R Lepers
• Dance training intensity at 11–14 years is associated with femoral torsion in classical ballet dancers (23 March, 2006)

  D Hamilton, P Aronsen, J H Løken, I M Berg, R Skotheim, D Hopper, A Clarke, N K Briffa
• Epidemiology of injuries and illnesses in America’s Cup yacht racing (23 March, 2006) Free

  V J Neville, J Molloy, J H M Brooks, D B Speedy, G Atkinson
• Serum concentrations of two biochemical markers of brain tissue damage S-100B and neurone specific enolase are increased in elite female soccer players after a competitive game (23 March, 2006)

  B-M Stålnacke, A Ohlsson, Y Tegner, P Sojka
• Soft tissue neck lumps in rugby union players (23 March, 2006)

  J Dearing
• Core temperature and hydration status during an Ironman triathlon (23 March, 2006)

  P B Laursen, R Suriano, M J Quod, H Lee, C R Abbiss, K Nosaka, D T Martin, D Bishop
• Effects of the new karate rules on the incidence and distribution of injuries (23 March, 2006)

  J Macan, D Bundalo-Vrbanac, G Romić
• Left ventricular chamber size predicts the race time of Japanese participants in a 100 km ultramarathon (23 March, 2006)

  J Nagashima, H Musha, H Takada, M Murayama
• Sports injuries: population based representative data on incidence, diagnosis, sequelae, and high risk groups (23 March, 2006)

  S Schneider, B Seither, S Tönges, H Schmitt
• Development of the interval endurance capacity in elite and sub-elite youth field hockey players (23 March, 2006)

  M T Elferink-Gemser, C Visscher, M A J van Duijn, K A P M Lemmink
• Incidence of sports injuries in elite competitive and recreational windsurfers (23 March, 2006)

  R Dyson, M Buchanan, T Hale
• Reversal in fatigued athletes of a defect in interferon γ secretion after administration of Lactobacillus acidophilus

  (23 March, 2006)

  R L Clancy, M Gleeson, A Cox, R Callister, M Dorrington, C D’Este, G Pang, D Pyne, P Fricker, A Henriksson
• Angiogenic effect of intramuscular administration of basic fibroblast growth factor in atrophied muscles: an experimental study in the rat (23 March, 2006)

  A Efthimiadou, N K Nikolettos, M Lambropoulou, N Papadopoulos, E Kontoleon
• Proton pump inhibition prevents gastrointestinal bleeding in ultramarathon runners: a randomised, double blinded, placebo controlled study (23 March, 2006)

  M Thalmann, G H Sodeck, S Kavouras, A Matalas, K Skenderi, N Yannikouris, H Domanovits
• Use of β₂ agonists in sport: are the present criteria right?

  (23 March, 2006)

  J Naranjo Orellana, R A Centeno Prada, M D Carranza Márquez
• Attitudes towards exercise and physical activity behaviours in Greek schoolchildren after a year long health education intervention (23 March, 2006)

  A D Christodoulos, H T Douda, M Polykratis, S P Tokmakidis