The “drug war“ in colombia: Echoes of vietnam

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 280-285

  Massey, Rachel ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE; STREET DRUG;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; DRUG CONTROL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLITICS; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM; WAR;

AGRICULTURE; COLOMBIA; CRIME; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; POLITICS; STREET DRUGS; UNITED STATES; VIETNAM; WAR;

EID: 0035236932     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3343142     Document Type: Article

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