Drug use by truck drivers in Brazil

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-139

  Silva, Ovandir Alves ^a   Greve, Julia M D ^a   Yonamine, Maurício ^b   Leyton, Vilma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Medicolegal Institute   (Brazil)

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EID: 0038729414     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0968763021000057727     Document Type: Review

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