Anabolic steroid abuse among teenage girls: An illusory problem?

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 156-162

  Kanayama, Gen ^a   Boynes, Matthew ^a   Hudson, James I ^a   Field, Alison E ^b   Pope Jr , Harrison G ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabolic androgenic steroids; Girl; Prevalence; Substance abuse; Women

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; FINAJECT; METANDIENONE; METENOLONE; METENOLONE ACETATE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; NANDROLONE DECANOATE; OXANDROLONE; OXYMETHOLONE; STANOZOLOL; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE CIPIONATE; TRENBOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANABOLIC ANDROGENIC STEROID ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; LIFESPAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ANABOLIC AGENTS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; METHANDROSTENOLONE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN;

EID: 34047113836     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.10.013     Document Type: Article

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