Guardians to counter adolescent drug use?: Limitations of a routine activities approach

Youth and Society

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 385-405

  Bratt, Christopher ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Drug use; Guardians; Routine activities theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849145116     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X07308071     Document Type: Article

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