Social norms interventions to reduce alcohol misuse in University or College students

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Volumn , Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Moreira, Maria Teresa ^a   Smith, Lesley A ^a   Foxcroft, David ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPUTER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MARKETING; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 70049117372     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006748.pub2     Document Type: Review

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