Alcohol consumption among university students: applying a social ecological approach for multi-level preventions

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 354-369

  Vantamay, Somphol ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 63449106196     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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