New addictions in the third millenium: Anabolic steroids as a substance of abuse;Nuove dipendenze del terzo millennio: L'utilizzo di steroidi anabolizzanti come sostanza d'abuso

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 129-135

  Roccella, M ^a   Paterno G ^a   Bonanno, M ^a   Tusa, F ^a   Testa, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anabolic substances; Drug addiction; Risk behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; LYSERGIDE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; ADDICTION; ARTICLE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANABOLIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; STEROIDS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33644618409     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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