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The Validity of Self‐Reported Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Problems: A Literature Review

1982 • 559 citations

Advertising and Aggregate Consumption: An Analysis of Causality

1980 • 549 citations

Estimating the effects of social interventions

1981 • 543 citations

The Community-Based Strategy to Prevent Coronary Heart Disease: Conclusions from the Ten Years of the North Karelia Project

1985 • 456 citations

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1984 • 393 citations

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1985 • 367 citations

Psychosocial approaches to smoking prevention: A review of findings.

1985 • 352 citations

A cognitive-behavioral approach to substance abuse prevention

1984 • 344 citations

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1982 • 336 citations

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1984 • 292 citations

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1976 • 275 citations

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1977 • 230 citations

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1980 • 221 citations

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Alcohol Control Laws and the Consumption of Distilled Spirits and Beer

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1981 • 151 citations

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1983 • 51 citations

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1985 • 37 citations

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1981 • 37 citations

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1985 • 37 citations

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1979 • 35 citations

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1984 • 30 citations

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1984 • 20 citations

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1977 • 20 citations

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1984 • 20 citations

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1983 • 20 citations

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1983 • 19 citations

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1980 • 19 citations

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1977 • 18 citations

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1984 • 18 citations

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1985 • 17 citations

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1983 • 17 citations

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1980 • 16 citations

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1983 • 15 citations

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1977 • 14 citations

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1981 • 13 citations

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1985 • 13 citations

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1980 • 13 citations

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1984 • 12 citations

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1985 • 12 citations

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1983 • 12 citations

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1981 • 12 citations

Evaluating the Effects of Parent Groups on the Correlates of Adolescent Substance Abuse

1985 • 11 citations

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1980 • 11 citations

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1985 • 11 citations

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1983 • 10 citations

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1979 • 10 citations

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1980 • 10 citations

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1985 • 10 citations

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1979 • 10 citations

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1982 • 9 citations

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1986 • 9 citations

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1979 • 8 citations

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1983 • 8 citations

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1984 • 8 citations

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1981 • 7 citations

Improving Alcohol‐Related Disruptive Behaviors Through Health Instruction*

1980 • 7 citations

The Persistence of Experimentally Induced Cognitive Change: A Neglected Dimension in the Assessment of Drug Prevention Programs

1985 • 6 citations

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1981 • 5 citations

Proving the Effects of Health Promotion in Industry: An Academician's Perspective

1983 • 5 citations

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1980 • 4 citations

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1985 • 2 citations

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1983 • 2 citations

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1980 • 1 citations