Recreational substance use among elite Australian athletes

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-68

  Dunn, Matthew ^a   Thomas, Johanna O ^a   Swift, Wendy ^a   Burns, Lucinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cannabis; Cocaine; Ecstasy; Sport

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SPORTS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651255168     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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