Doping among high school students in Uppsala, Sweden: A presentation of the attitudes, distribution, side effects, and extent of use

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-74

  Kindlundh, Anna M S ^a   Nyberg, Fred ^a   Isacson, Dag G L ^a   Berglund, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

abuse; adolescents; anabolic androgenic steroids; doping drugs; epidemiology; high school students

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342577265     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948980260010201     Document Type: Article

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