Doping and the perfect body expert: Social and cultural indicators of performance-enhancing drug use in Danish gyms

Sport in Society

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 503-516

  Pedersen, Inge Kryger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 77949383605     PISSN: 17430437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17430431003588184     Document Type: Article

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