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Research Article

An intervention based on Well-Being Therapy to prevent alcohol use and other unhealthy lifestyle behaviors among students: a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial

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Pages 930-950 | Received 26 Jul 2022, Accepted 06 Jul 2023, Published online: 19 Jul 2023

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