Doping in sport: A review of medical practitioners' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 198-202

  Backhouse, Susan H ^a   McKenna, Jim ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doping in sports; Health; Medical professionals; Performance enhancing substances; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCE;

AWARENESS; DOPING; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG TRAFFIC; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL BELIEF; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DOPING IN SPORTS; EUROPE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 79956358446     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.03.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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