Trends in non-medical use of anabolic steroids by U.S. college students: Results from four national surveys

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 243-251

  McCabe, Sean Esteban ^a   Brower, Kirk J ^a   West, Brady T ^a   Nelson, Toben F ^b   Wechsler, Henry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabolic steroids; College students; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANABOLIC AGENTS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 34548079996     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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