Two measures of sensation seeking as predictors of alcohol use among high school males

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 393-401

  Andrew, Marie ^b   Cronin, Christopher ^a  

^a Saint Leo University   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031094102     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(96)00214-0     Document Type: Article

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