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Original Article

Multiple risk factors: prevalence and correlates of alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) use among university students in Egypt

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Pages 380-388 | Received 28 Mar 2014, Accepted 08 May 2014, Published online: 10 Jun 2014

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