A psychographic analysis of college students’ alcohol consumption: Implications for prevention and consumer education

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 255-273

  Shim, Soyeon ^a   Maggs, Jennifer L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; College students

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247651139     PISSN: 1077727X     EISSN: 15523934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077727X04272365     Document Type: Article

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