‘Maturing out’ as normative standard: qualitative interviews with young adult drinkers

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‘Maturing out’ as normative standard : qualitative interviews with young adult drinkers. / Järvinen, Margaretha; Bom, Louise Høyer.

In: Journal of Youth Studies, Vol. 22, No. 5, 2019, p. 678-693.

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Järvinen, M & Bom, LH 2019, '‘Maturing out’ as normative standard: qualitative interviews with young adult drinkers', Journal of Youth Studies, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 678-693. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2018.1535171

APA

Järvinen, M., & Bom, L. H. (2019). ‘Maturing out’ as normative standard: qualitative interviews with young adult drinkers. Journal of Youth Studies, 22(5), 678-693. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2018.1535171

Vancouver

Järvinen M, Bom LH. ‘Maturing out’ as normative standard: qualitative interviews with young adult drinkers. Journal of Youth Studies. 2019;22(5):678-693. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2018.1535171

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Järvinen, Margaretha ; Bom, Louise Høyer. / ‘Maturing out’ as normative standard : qualitative interviews with young adult drinkers. In: Journal of Youth Studies. 2019 ; Vol. 22, No. 5. pp. 678-693.

Bibtex

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