Alcohol policies and practices among four-year colleges in the United States: Prevalence and patterns

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 361-367

  Lenk, Kathleen M ^a   Erickson, Darin J ^a   Nelson, Toben F ^a   Winters, Ken C ^b   Toomey, Traci L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84859460833     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2012.73.361     Document Type: Article

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