Street Youths and Substance Use: The Role of Background, Street Lifestyle, and Economic Factors

Youth and Society

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-26

  Baron, Stephen W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

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EID: 0033436586     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X99031001001     Document Type: Article

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