Rock stars in anti-drug-abuse commercials: An experimental study of adolescents' reactions

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1160-1185

  Newcomb, Michael D ^a   St Antoine Mercurio, Claire ^b   Wollard, Candace A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034195154     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2000.tb02515.x     Document Type: Article

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