Declining negative consequences related to alcohol misuse among students exposed to a social norms marketing intervention on a college campus

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-94

  Turner, James ^a,c   Perkins, H Wesley ^b   Bauerle, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; College health; Social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 50449095114     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.57.1.85-94     Document Type: Article

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