Transitions to and from Injecting

Injecting Illicit Drugs

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 118-134

  Southwell, Matthew ^a  

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Author keywords

Career progression; Cigarettes; Cocaine; Drug transition; Heroin

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949263727     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470776339.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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