Youth gangs, drug use, and delinquency

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-109

  Zhang, Lening ^a   Welte, John W ^b   Wieczorek, William F ^c  

^a SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

^c Ctr Hlth Social Res Stt Coll N   (United States)

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EID: 0000273785     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(98)00032-4     Document Type: Article

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