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Original Article

Social Context and Sensation Seeking: Gender Differences in College Student Drinking Motivations

Kenneth H. Beck Department of Health Education, University of Maryland, College ParkMaryland, 20742
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Dennis L. Thombs Department of Health Science, State University of New York at Brockport, Brockport, New York, 14420
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Colleen A. Mahoney Department of Health Science, State University of New York at Brockport, Brockport, New York, 14420
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Karen M. Fingar Honeoye Central School District, Honeoye, New York, 14471
Pages 1101-1115 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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