Anabolic-androgenic steroid use among young Finnish males

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 330-335

  Mattila, V M ^a,b   Rimpela A ^b   Jormanainen, V ^c   Sahi, T ^d   Pihlajamaki H ^a  

^a Centre of Military Medicine   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c Laakehoidon kehittamiskeskus   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Education; Military personnel; drinking; Risk indicators

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; TESTOSTERONE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DOPING; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANABOLIC AGENTS; BODY IMAGE; DOPING IN SPORTS; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE CONGENERS;

EID: 77951661642     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00953.x     Document Type: Article

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