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Drug Use in a Rural Secondary School in Kenya

David M. Ndetei MBChB, DPM, MRCPsych, FRCPsych, MD Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Mental Health Foundation (AMHF), Nairobi, Kenya
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Lincoln I. Khasakhala MBChB, MSc Clinical Psychology Africa Mental Health Foundation (AMHF), Nairobi, Kenya
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Victoria Mutiso MSc Clinical Psychology Africa Mental Health Foundation (AMHF), Nairobi, Kenya
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Francisca A. Ongecha-Owuor MBChB, MMed Psych Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Mental Health Foundation (AMHF), Nairobi, Kenya; Meru Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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Donald A. Kokonya MBChB, MMed Psych Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Mental Health Foundation (AMHF), Nairobi, Kenya
Pages 170-173 | Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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