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Age-Based Correlates of Substance Misuse Among Convicted Felons in Georgia

Torrance Stephens Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, Ph.D.,
Warner McGee Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
, Ph.D. &
Ronald L. Braithwaite Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pages 885-892 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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