Short QT interval is unreliable marker of anabolic androgenic steroid abuse in competitive athletes
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Prevalence and risk factors for anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse among Jordanian collegiate students and athletes.
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عنوان ژورنال: Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0370-8179,2406-0895
DOI: 10.2298/sarh1212711d