Predictors and Comparisons of Polydrug and Non-Polydrug Cocaine Use in Club Subcultures
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0095-2990,1097-9891
DOI: 10.1080/00952990802455451