Apps Promoting Illicit Drugs-A Need for Tighter Regulation?

Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-43

  Bindhim, Nasser F ^a   Naicker, Sundresan ^a   Freeman, Becky ^a   Mcgeechan, Kevin ^a   Trevena, Lyndal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apps; Global health; health policy; illicit drug; public health; Smartphone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894339456     PISSN: 15398285     EISSN: 15398293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15398285.2014.869166     Document Type: Article

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