The effect of religion and religiosity on drug use among a selected sample of post secondary students in Scotland

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-170

  Engs, Ruth C ^a   Mullen, Kenneth ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0347031089     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359909004380     Document Type: Article

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