Leisure activities, the social weekend, and alcohol use: Evidence from a daily study of first-year college students

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 250-259

  Finlay, Andrea K ^a   Ram, Nilam ^a   Maggs, Jennifer L ^a   Caldwell, Linda L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84857760329     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2012.73.250     Document Type: Article

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