Drug Policy Developments within the European Union: The Destabilizing Effects of Dutch and Swedish Drug Policies

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 567-582

  Chatwin, Caroline ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038504363     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azg567     Document Type: Article

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