Vocabularies of motive for illicit steroid use among bodybuilders.

@article{Monaghan2002VocabulariesOM,
  title={Vocabularies of motive for illicit steroid use among bodybuilders.},
  author={Lee F. Monaghan},
  journal={Social science \& medicine},
  year={2002},
  volume={55 5},
  pages={
          695-708
        }
}
  • Lee F. Monaghan
  • Published 1 September 2002
  • Sociology
  • Social science & medicine
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