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Original articles

• Body mass index, fitness and physical activity from childhood through adolescence (18 July, 2012) Free

  Katja Pahkala, Miika Hernelahti, Olli J Heinonen, Päivi Raittinen, Maarit Hakanen, Hanna Lagström, Jorma S A Viikari, Tapani Rönnemaa, Olli T Raitakari, Olli Simell
• Physical activity/fitness peaks during perimenopause and BMI change patterns are not associated with baseline activity/fitness in women: a longitudinal study with a median 7-year follow-up (7 July, 2012)

  Xuemei Sui, Jiajia Zhang, Duck-chul Lee, Timothy S Church, Wenbin Lu, Junxiu Liu, Steven N Blair
• Dose-dependency of massage-like compressive loading on recovery of active muscle properties following eccentric exercise: rabbit study with clinical relevance (26 June, 2012) Free

  Caroline Haas, Timothy A Butterfield, Yi Zhao, Xiaoli Zhang, David Jarjoura, Thomas M Best
• The prevalence and clinical significance of sonographic tendon abnormalities in asymptomatic ballet dancers: a 24-month longitudinal study (12 October, 2012)

  Jules Comin, Jill L Cook, Peter Malliaras, Moira McCormack, Michelle Calleja, Andrew Clarke, David Connell
• Doppler ultrasound and tibial tuberosity maturation status predicts pain in adolescent male athletes with Osgood-Schlatter's disease: a case series with comparison group and clinical interpretation (5 September, 2012)

  Matthieu Sailly, Rod Whiteley, Amanda Johnson
• Normative health-related fitness values for children: analysis of 85347 test results on 9–17-year-old Australians since 1985 (21 October, 2011)

  Mark J Catley, Grant R Tomkinson
• Traditional Chinese medicine and sports drug testing: identification of natural steroid administration in doping control urine samples resulting from musk (pod) extracts (3 May, 2012)

  Mario Thevis, Wilhelm Schänzer, Hans Geyer, Detlef Thieme, Joachim Grosse, Claudia Rautenberg, Ulrich Flenker, Simon Beuck, Andreas Thomas, Ruben Holland, Jiri Dvorak