Ethiopian youth in Israel: Gender-related alcohol use and related problem behaviour

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-278

  Isralowitz, Richard ^a   Shpiegel, Svetlana ^a   Reznik, Alex ^a   Laytin, Adam ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 69249231018     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687630701869211     Document Type: Article

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