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Polydrug Use Among Secondary School Students: combinations, prevalences and risk profiles

Filip Smit Trimbos Institute (the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction), 3500 AS Utrecht, The Netherlands
,
Karin Monshouwer Trimbos Institute (the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction), 3500 AS Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Jacqueline Verdurmen Trimbos Institute (the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction), 3500 AS Utrecht, The Netherlands
Pages 355-365 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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