Exclusion and marginalisation in adolescence: The experience of school exclusion on drug use and antisocial behaviour

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-54

  McCrystal, Patrick ^a   Percy, Andrew ^b   Higgins, Kathryn ^b  

^a Instit Child Care Research   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 33847185951     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676260701196103     Document Type: Article

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