Cannabis cultivation and detection: A comparative study of Belgium, Finland and Denmark

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 203-215

  Athey, Nicholas C ^a   Bouchard, Martin ^a   Decorte, Tom ^b   Frank, Vibeke Asmussen ^c   Hakkarainen, Pekka ^d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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EID: 84877913073     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687637.2012.760532     Document Type: Article

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