A Comparison of Trends in Drug Use among Students in the USA and Ontario, Canada: 1975-1997

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-27

  Ivis, Frank J ^a   Adlaf, Edward M ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0346977612     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687639997269     Document Type: Article

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