Comfort in big numbers: Does over-estimation of doping prevalence in others indicate self-involvement?

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Petróczi, Andrea ^a,b   Mazanov, Jason ^c   Nepusz, Tamás ^a,d   Backhouse, Susan H ^e   Naughton, Declan P ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^e LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 52349112919     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-3-19     Document Type: Article

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