“What Else Should I Do?” Cultural Influences on the Drug Trade of Migrants in Germany

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 673-697

  Bucerius, Sandra M ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 46949101151     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260703700309     Document Type: Article

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