Anabolic steroids and the mind

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 1996, Pages

  Corrigan, Brian ^a,b  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; BODY BUILDING; CASE REPORT; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

EID: 9544237166     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb124932.x     Document Type: Review

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