The trouble with peace the cease-fires and their impact on drug use among youth in Northern Ireland

Youth and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-59

  Higgins, Kathryn ^a   McElrath, Karen ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034348789     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X00032001003     Document Type: Article

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