Heavy episodic drinking on college campuses: Does changing the legal drinking age make a difference?

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-23

  Rasul, Jawaid W ^a   Rommel, Robert G ^a   Jacquez, Geoffrey M ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, Ben G ^a,c,d   Ackleh, Azmy S ^e   Simonsen, Neal ^f   Scribner, Richard A ^f  

^a BIOMEDWARE INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Tempest Technologies   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^f LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 78650887099     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2011.72.15     Document Type: Article

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