The relationship between alcohol use and peer pressure susceptibility, peer popularity and general conformity in Northern Irish school children

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 213-222

  McKay, Michael T ^a   Cole, Jon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84859910682     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687637.2011.641133     Document Type: Article

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