Peer effects and cigarette use among college students

Atlantic Economic Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 233-247

  Wilson, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette; College; Peer effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249889309     PISSN: 01974254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11293-007-9064-z     Document Type: Article

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