Exploring the "inevitability" of the relationship between anabolic-androgenic steroid use and aggression in human males

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 379-394

  Sharp, Martin ^a   Collins, David ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aggression; Anabolic androgenic steroids; Social factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032219085     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.20.4.379     Document Type: Article

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