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Research Articles

Associations Between Adolescents’ Perceptions of Alcohol Norms and Alcohol Behaviors: Incorporating Within-school Variability

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Pages 80-89 | Received 28 Aug 2016, Accepted 24 Oct 2016, Published online: 10 Mar 2017

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