Cannabis use while driving: A descriptive study of Australian cannabis users

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 573-586

  Swift, Wendy ^a   Jones, Craig ^b   Donnelly, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research   (Australia)

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EID: 77956153643     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687630903264286     Document Type: Article

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