Drug use and delinquent behavior among high risk youths

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 1-25

  Dembo, Richard ^a   Pacheco, Kimberly ^b   Schmeidler, James ^c   Fisher, Lori ^a   Cooper, Sheila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Agency for Community Treatment Services   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0031508668     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: 15470652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J029v06n02_01     Document Type: Article

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