Alcohol consumption and masculine identity among young men running title: masculinity and alcohol
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Acknowledgments This study was funded by a Sidney Sax Public Health Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (Grant 187027) to Richard de Visser. Funding for research costs in London was provided by the United Kingdom Economic and Social Research Council (Grant RES-000-22-0406). We are grateful to Professor Jim Orford for his comments on an earlier version of this paper, and for the suggestions of two anonymous referees.
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