Sport and physical activity: the role of health promotion Edited by J Merchant, BL Griffin, A Charnock. Presentation: 17/20 Comprehensiveness: 14/20 Readability: 18/20 Relevance: 14/20 Evidence basis: 16/20 Sport and Physical Activity: The Role of Health Promotion is aimed at students of the discipline but also at a wider readership interested in this popular topic. […]
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Book Review: Science and football V: the proceedings of the 5th World Congress on Science and Football
Science and football V: the proceedings of the 5th World Congress on Science and Football. Edited by Thomas Reilly, Jan Cabri and Duarte Araújo. Published by Routledge, 2005, pp 634. ISBN: 978-0-415-48480-0 (paperback); 978-0-415-33337-5 (hardback); 978-0-203-41299-2 (electronic) Target: Football elite and sub-elite sport science support Appeal: Broad coverage necessary components sport science. As a sports […]
Book Review: Martindale’s Drugs Restricted in Sport
Martindale’s Drugs Restricted in Sport, Pocket Companion, 2008 Sean C. Sweetman (editor) Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press, 2008 ISBN 978-0-85369-825-8 416 pages “Martindale’s Drugs Restricted in Sport” is unique in its kind. It is the first pharmacopia that lists all the drugs that are on the WADA list of prohibited substances, drawing on the wealth of information […]