Steroids: A New Look at Performance-Enhancing Drugs
- ISBN-10
- 0313380244
- ISBN-13
- 9780313380242
- Series
- Steroids
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 211
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-08-31
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Rob Beamish
Description
Sports fans or not, readers will be fascinated by this revealing examination of the pressures leading to the widespread use of steroids in sport and the negative, unintended consequences of their ban.
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