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Social network perspective on alcohol consumption among African American women: a longitudinal analysis

Cui YangDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jingyan YangDepartment of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USAView further author information
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Melissa Davey-RothwellDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USAView further author information
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Carl LatkinDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0643-8586View further author information
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Pages 503-510 | Received 27 Aug 2015, Accepted 10 Jan 2017, Published online: 09 Feb 2017

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