Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 111, Issue 1 , Pages 38-43 , 1 September 2010

The role of drinking locations in university student drinking: Findings from a national web-based survey

  • Kypros Kypri

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
    • Injury Prevention Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia. Tel.: +61 2 4913 8231; fax: +61 2 4913 8148.
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  • Mallie J. Paschall

      Affiliations

    • Prevention Research Center, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA
    • ,
  • John D. Langley

      Affiliations

    • Injury Prevention Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Joanne Baxter

      Affiliations

    • Ngai Tahu Māori Health Research Centre, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine University of Otago, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Beth Bourdeau

      Affiliations

    • Prevention Research Center, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA

Received 30 July 2009 ,Revised 8 February 2010 ,Accepted 12 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.03.018

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
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