Psychological moods and subjectively perceived behavioral and somatic changes accompanying anabolic-androgenic steroid use

The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 717-724

  Bahrke, Michael S ^a   Wright, James E ^b   Strauss, Richard H ^c   Catlin, Don H ^d  

^a US Army Physical Fitness School ^*  (United States)

^b Sport Science Consultants ^*  (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN; OXYMETHOLONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ACNE; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHOREA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MOOD; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; STEROID THERAPY; TRAINING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ANABOLIC STEROIDS; AROUSAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMETRICS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0026463592     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659202000613     Document Type: Article

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