Cohort trends in age of initiation to heroin use

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 289-297

  Lynskey, Michael T ^a   Hall, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age of initiation; Cohort trends; Heroin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032332432     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239800187121     Document Type: Article

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