Psychological and behavioural effects of endogenous testosterone and anabolic-androgenic steroids. An update

Sports Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 367-390

  Bahrke, Michael S ^a   Yesalis III, Charles E ^b   Wright, James E ^c  

^a Human Kinetics   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MET Rx USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0029750383     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-199622060-00005     Document Type: Review

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