The 3-metros study of drugs and crime in South Africa: findings and policy implications.

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Published in Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse on January 01, 2004

Authors

Charles D Parry1, Andreas Plüddemann, Antoinette Louw, Ted Leggett

Author Affiliations

1: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Group, Medical Research Council, P.O. Box 19070, Tygerberg (Cape Town), 7505, South Africa.

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