Substance use and social and economic transition: The need for evidence

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 453-459

  McKee, Martin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drugs; Eastern Europe; Former Soviet Union; Transition

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0036898593     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-3959(02)00084-1     Document Type: Note

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