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Original Article

Associations between drinking, smoking and illicit drug use among adolescents in the Western Isles of Scotland: implications for harm minimization

Kellie Anderson Alcohol & Health Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Morningside Park, Edinburgh, UK, EH 10 SHF
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Martin Plant Alcohol & Health Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Morningside Park, Edinburgh, UK, EH 10 SHF
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Moira Plant Alcohol & Health Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Morningside Park, Edinburgh, UK, EH 10 SHF
Pages 13-20 | Accepted 01 Jun 1997, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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