Experiences of anabolic steroid use: In-depth interviews with men and women body builders

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 845-856

  Grogan, Sarah ^a   Shepherd, Sarah ^b   Evans, Ruth ^b   Wright, Sam ^b,c   Hunter, Geoff ^d  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NACRO   (United Kingdom)

^d Salford Community Drugs Team ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anabolic steroids; Body building; Gender; Intervention programmes; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPING; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ANABOLIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOMATOTYPES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33749644168     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105306069080     Document Type: Article

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