Epidemiology meets cultural studies: Studying and understanding youth cultures, clubs and drugs

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 601-621

  Hunt, Geoffrey ^a   Moloney, Molly ^a   Evans, Kristin ^a  

^a Scientific Analysis Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural criminology; Cultural studies; Dance events; Drug use; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450203467     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066350802245643     Document Type: Article

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