Females' Perception of Risks Associated with Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-146

  Stutts, Mary Ann ^a   Patterson, Larry T ^a   Hunnicutt, Garland G ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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