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Original Article

Effectiveness of a Web-based Alcohol-Misuse and Harm-Prevention Course Among High- and Low-Risk Students

Melina Bersamin PhD The Prevention Research Center in Berkeley, CA
,
Mallie J. Paschall PhD The Prevention Research Center in Berkeley, CA
,
Melodie Fearnow-Kenney PhD A behavioral technology research organization, Tanglewood Research Inc., Greensboro, NC
&
David Wyrick PhD The University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Pages 247-254 | Published online: 06 Aug 2010

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