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Original Articles

Adolescents' understandings of binge drinking in Southern and Northern European contexts – cultural variations of ‘controlled loss of control’

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Pages 151-166 | Received 14 Feb 2014, Accepted 06 Jun 2014, Published online: 04 Jul 2014

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