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Substance use and risk-taking among adolescents

Sarah W. Feldstein Clinical Psychology Training Consortium, Brown Medical School, Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center, Providence, Rhode Island; University of New Mexico Department of Psychology, Albuquerque, New MexicoCorrespondence[email protected]
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William R. Miller University of New Mexico Department of Psychology, Albuquerque, New Mexico; University of New Mexico Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Pages 633-643 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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