Current perspectives on anabolic steroids

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-103

  Beel, Andrea ^a   Maycock, Bruce ^a   Mclean, Neil ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anabolic steroids; Drug education; Harm reduction; Prevention programmes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032343078     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239800187631     Document Type: Review

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