Are adolescents accurate reporters of their alcohol use?

Individual Differences Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-25

  Brown, Tamara L ^a   Zimmerman, Rick S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Decision making; Self report; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544467350     PISSN: 1541745X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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