Gym users and abuse of prescription drugs

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 331-332

  Baker, Julien S ^a   Graham, Michael ^a   Davies, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLENBUTEROL; DIURETIC AGENT; EPHEDRINE; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; STEROID; TAMOXIFEN; THYROXINE;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY BUILDING; BULIMIA; DRUG ABUSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 33746542529     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.99.7.331     Document Type: Editorial

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