Cutaneous manifestations of anabolic-androgenic steroid use in athletes

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1044-1048

  Walker, Jennifer ^a,b   Adams, Brian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT;

ACNE CONGLOBATA; ACNE FULMINANS; ACNE VULGARIS; ALOPECIA; ATHLETE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG ABUSE; HAIR LOSS; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; KELOID; OILY SKIN; PREVALENCE; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANDROGENS; ATHLETES; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 70349498671     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04139.x     Document Type: Review

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