4016127
Anabolic-androgenic steroids: Use and abuse in pediatric patients
The "win at all costs" mentality fuels athletes to seek performance-enhancing substances, such as anabolic-androgenic steroids, to gain an advantage over their opponents. Nonathletes espouse this same attitude to "win" the battle of attractiveness. An enhanced understanding of anabolic-androgenic steroids and the motivations behind their abuse will arm pediatricians with the ability to engage their patients in a balanced discussion of the benefits and costly risks of anabolic-androgenic steroids and successfully deter further use.
© Copyright 2007 Pediatric Clinics of North America. Elsevier. All rights reserved.
| Subjects: | |
|---|---|
| Notations: | junior sports biological and medical sciences |
| Published in: | Pediatric Clinics of North America |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
2007
|
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2007.04.010 |
| Volume: | 54 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 771-785 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |