Performance-Enhancing Drug Use in Adolescence
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Alcohol and drug use in early adolescence.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1559-8276,1559-8284
DOI: 10.1177/1559827616680593