Muscle dysmorphia symptomatology: A cross-cultural study in Mexico and the United States

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-103

  Giardino, Joseph C ^a   Procidano, Mary E ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Bodybuilding; Muscle dysmorphia; Steroids; Weightlifters

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN; HORMONE PRECURSOR; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE DYSMORPHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 84864634099     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: 19330278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.1101.83     Document Type: Article

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