Heavy drinking and suicide in Russia

Social Forces

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 413-430

  Pridemore, William Alex ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33749236999     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2006.0138     Document Type: Article

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