Exposing pluralistic ignorance to reduce alcohol use among college students

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 2150-2180

  Schroeder, Christine M ^b   Prentice, Deborah A ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032325529     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1998.tb01365.x     Document Type: Article

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