Development, Reliability And Validity Of Self-Report Alcohol-Use Measures with Young Adolescents

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 17-40

  Williams, Carolyn L ^a   Toomey, Traci L ^a   McGovem, Paul ^a   Wagenaar, Alexander C ^a   Perry, Cheryl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84937284310     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: 15470652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J029v04n03_02     Document Type: Article

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