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Brief Report

Prevalence and correlates of appearance- and performance-enhancing drugs and substances use among a national sample of college students aged 18–30

, PhD, MSWORCID Icon & , MD, MScORCID Icon
Pages 1336-1340 | Received 12 Oct 2021, Accepted 06 May 2022, Published online: 27 May 2022

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