Khat special edition: Introduction

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 749-761

  Beckerleg, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diaspora; East Africa; Khat; Khat consumption; Khat cultivation; Khat distribution; Social policy; Somalis; Yemen

Indexed keywords

CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; ILLICIT DRUG;

AFRICA; CONSUMER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORKER; YEMEN;

EID: 45949100076     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080701739057     Document Type: Review

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