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Staff report on drug abuse in the military.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Drug Abuse in the Military.
Published
1972
by U.S. Govt. Print. Off. in Washington
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Written in
Edition Notes
At head of title: 92d Congress, 1st session. Committee print.
| Other titles | Drug abuse in the military. |
| Classifications | |
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| LC Classifications | KF31.A737 1971 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | v, 47 p. |
| Number of Pages | 47 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL5389550M |
| LC Control Number | 72600768 |
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