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Bodybuilders’ accounts of synthol use: the construction of lay expertise online

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Bodybuilders’ accounts of synthol use: the construction of lay expertise online. / Hall, Matthew; Grogan, Sarah; Gough, Brendan.
In: Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 21, No. 9, 09.2016, p. 1939-1948.

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Hall, M, Grogan, S & Gough, B 2016, 'Bodybuilders’ accounts of synthol use: the construction of lay expertise online', Journal of Health Psychology, vol. 21, no. 9, pp. 1939-1948. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105314568579

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Hall, M., Grogan, S., & Gough, B. (2016). Bodybuilders’ accounts of synthol use: the construction of lay expertise online. Journal of Health Psychology, 21(9), 1939-1948. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105314568579

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Hall M, Grogan S, Gough B. Bodybuilders’ accounts of synthol use: the construction of lay expertise online. Journal of Health Psychology. 2016 Sept;21(9):1939-1948. Epub 2015 Feb 2. doi: 10.1177/1359105314568579

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Hall, Matthew ; Grogan, Sarah ; Gough, Brendan. / Bodybuilders’ accounts of synthol use : the construction of lay expertise online. In: Journal of Health Psychology. 2016 ; Vol. 21, No. 9. pp. 1939-1948.

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