Psychological correlates of substance use among South African University students

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 799-806

  Peltzer, Karl ^a   Malaka, Dorothy ^a   Phaswana, Nancy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b Border Technikon   (South Africa)

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EID: 24044515603     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2001.29.8.799     Document Type: Article

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