The college tradition of "drink 'til you drop": The relation between students' social networks and engaging in risky behaviors

Health Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 313-334

  Dorsey, Alicia M ^a   Scherer, Clifford W ^b   Real, Kevin ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039966821     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327027HC1104_1     Document Type: Article

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