New developments in the illegal provision of growth hormone for "anti-aging" and bodybuilding

JAMA

Volumn 299, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 2792-2794

  Olshansky, S Jay ^a   Perls, Thomas T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; ILLICIT DRUG;

AGING; ARTHRALGIA; BODY BUILDING; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GYNECOMASTIA; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; NOTE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOFT TISSUE EDEMA; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 45349093341     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.23.2792     Document Type: Note

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