Social psychological determinants of the use of performance-enhancing drugs by gym users

Health Education Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-80

  Wiefferink, C H ^a   Detmar, S B ^a   Coumans, B ^b   Vogels, T ^a   Paulussen, T G W ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b Anti Doping Authority The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY BUILDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANABOLIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE; DOPING IN SPORTS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 38349174236     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cym004     Document Type: Article

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