Substance use among young people 'looked after' by social services

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 257-267

  Ward, Jenni ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032337294     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687639809034087     Document Type: Article

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