College students and binge drinking: An evaluation of social learning theory

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 255-272

  Durkin, Keith F ^a   Wolfe, Timothy W ^b   Clark, Gregory A ^c  

^a OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT ST MARY S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27844534378     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/027321790518681     Document Type: Article

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