Female Drug Users and The Welfare System: A qualitative exploration

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-128

  Luck, Philip A ^a   Elifson, Kirk W ^b   Sterk, Claire E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842659242     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0968763031000152504     Document Type: Review

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