Anabolic-androgenic steroids: Use and abuse in pediatric patients

(Anabole androgene Steroide: Gebrauch und Missbrauch bei Kindern)

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.
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Notationen:Nachwuchssport Biowissenschaften und Sportmedizin
Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric Clinics of North America
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Online-Zugang:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2007.04.010
Jahrgang:54
Heft:4
Seiten:771-785
Dokumentenarten:Artikel
Level:hoch