Substance abuse among 12 and 13-year-old young people in belfast at high risk of developing problem drug use

Child Care in Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 313-321

  McCrystal, Patrick ^a   Higgins, Kathryn ^a   Percy, Andrew ^a  

^a Institute of Child Care Research   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85055305524     PISSN: 13575279     EISSN: 1476489X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13575270500151854     Document Type: Article

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