An ecological analysis of alcohol-outlet density and campus-reported violence at 32 U.S. Colleges

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 184-191

  Scribner, Richard A ^a   Mason, Karen E ^b   Simonsen, Neal R ^c   Theall, Katherine ^a   Chotalia, Jigar ^a   Schneider, Shari Kessel ^a   Johnson, Sandy ^d   Dejong, William ^e  

^a LSUHSC School of Public Health   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^d EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 77950801074     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.184     Document Type: Article

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