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Risk-Taking Behavior of College Students and Social Forces

R. J. Canterbury Institute for Substance Abuse Studies Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia; Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services Western State Hospital, Staunton, Virginia
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C. F. Gressard Institute for Substance Abuse Studies Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia; Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services Western State Hospital, Staunton, Virginia
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W. V. R. Vieweg Institute for Substance Abuse Studies Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia; Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services Western State Hospital, Staunton, Virginia
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S. J. Grossman Institute for Substance Abuse Studies Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia; Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services Western State Hospital, Staunton, Virginia
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R. B. McKelway Institute for Substance Abuse Studies Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia; Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services Western State Hospital, Staunton, Virginia
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P. S. Westerman Institute for Substance Abuse Studies Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia; Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services Western State Hospital, Staunton, Virginia
Pages 213-222 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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