Incidence and prevalence of illegal drug use in Switzerland in the 1980s and early 1990s: An analytical study

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1349-1368

  Knolle, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0030928112     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089709039382     Document Type: Article

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