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Age of First Use and Ongoing Patterns of Legal and Illegal Drug Use in a Sample of Young Londoners

Jim McCambridge National Addiction Centre, Denmark Hill, London, EnglandView further author information
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John Strang National Addiction Centre, Denmark Hill, London, EnglandView further author information
Pages 313-319 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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