The epidemiology of anabolic-androgenic steroid use among Australian secondary school students

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-14

  Dunn, Matthew ^a   White, Victoria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Secondary students; Steroids; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN;

ACADEMIC FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANABOLIC AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 78650416336     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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