Philosophy on steroids: Why the anti-doping position could use a little enhancement

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 213-234

  Kious, Brent M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Doping; Enhancement; Ethics; Performance enhancing drugs; Sport

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SAFETY; DECISION MAKING; DOPING; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; MORALITY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANABOLIC AGENTS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COERCION; DOPING IN SPORTS; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SPORTS; STEROIDS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56049094296     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11017-008-9078-9     Document Type: Article

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