Illicit use of Ketamine in Scotland

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-199

  Dalgarno, Philip J ^a   Shewan, David ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Illicit use; Ketamine; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG; KETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG COST; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030018506     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.1996.10524391     Document Type: Article

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