Are social norms the best predictor of outcomes among heavy-drinking college students?

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 556-565

  Neighbors, Clayton ^a   Lee, Christine M ^a   Lewis, Melissa A ^a   Fossos, Nicole ^a   Larimer, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 34447632022     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2007.68.556     Document Type: Article

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