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Drug use in Ghana: knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes in a small group of elite student sportspersons

Biomedical Human Kinetics
Volume 5 (2013): Issue 1 (January 2013)
By: Ato A. Brown,  Kingsley K. Asare Pereko and  Sebastian Eliason  
Open Access
|Jun 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2013-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2080-2234
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Language: English
Page range: 1 - 5
Published on: Jun 18, 2013
Published by: University of Physical Education in Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Drugs,
Attitudes,
Academic athletes,
Ghana
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other,
Clinical medicine,
Public health,
Sports and recreation,
Sports and recreation, other,
Physical education

© 2013 Ato A. Brown, Kingsley K. Asare Pereko, Sebastian Eliason, published by University of Physical Education in Warsaw
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

Volume 5 (2013): Issue 1 (January 2013)