Demographic characteristics and illegal drug use patterns among attendees of drug cessation programs in China

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 907-920

  Zhou, Yong ^a,b   Li, Xiaoming ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addicts; China; Demographic; Illegal drug use

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SNIFFING;

EID: 0032904909     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089909037248     Document Type: Article

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