Alcohol use and related problems among college students and their noncollege peers: The competing roles of personality and peer influence

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 622-632

  Quinn, Patrick D ^a   Fromme, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 79959851199     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2011.72.622     Document Type: Article

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