An Empirical Analysis of Fraternity and Sorority Individual-Environmental Interactions with Alcohol

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2536-2552

  Reis, Janet ^a   Trockel, Mickey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 1142277585     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb02779.x     Document Type: Review

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