Fear, rationality and opportunity: Reasons and motives for not trying ecstasy

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 350-364

  Vervaeke, Hylke Karen Eva ^a   Benschop, Annemieke ^a   Korf, Dirk Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 52949136613     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687630701444932     Document Type: Article

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