Inbound college students drink heavily during the summer before their freshman year: Implications for education and prevention efforts

American Journal of Health Education

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 90-96

  White, Aaron ^a   Swartzwelder, Scott H ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 63549097323     PISSN: 19325037     EISSN: 21683751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19325037.2009.10599083     Document Type: Article

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