title: Anabolic steroid use in adolescent athletes.
abstract: Anabolic steroids are being used by adolescents largely to improve athletic performance but also to improve their appearance and to obtain peer approval. With the appropriate knowledge about the effects and side effects of anabolic steroids, primary care physicians can adequately educate teenagers, parents, teachers, and coaches about them and can screen for steroid use, if necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D004300:Doping in Sports / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents