Assessing the "gateway hypothesis" among middle and high school students in Tennessee

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 467-492

  Choo, Tae ^a   Roh, Sunghoon ^b   Robinson, Matthew ^c  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ASUI ^*

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EID: 47249162107     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260803800205     Document Type: Article

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