Conditions that increase drug market involvement: The invitational edge and the case of Mexicans in South Texas

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 893-918

  Valdez, Avelardo ^a,b   Kaplan, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Office for Drug and Social Policy Research

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EID: 38049068110     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260703700408     Document Type: Review

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