Illicit drug use in the UK: Evidence from the British crime survey

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 585-603

  Macdonald, Ziggy ^a  

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EID: 0033470735     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/39.4.585     Document Type: Article

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