The Neighborhood Alcohol Environment and At-Risk Drinking Among African-Americans
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عنوان ژورنال: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0145-6008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01430.x