Energy drink cocktails: A dangerous combination for athletes and beyond

Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 41-68

  Woolsey, Conrad ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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