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An examination of retailers’ compliance with the minimum legal drinking (purchasing) age law in Slovenia: A quasi-experimental intervention study

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|Mar 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2021-0016 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 105 - 113
Submitted on: Oct 15, 2020
Accepted on: Feb 1, 2021
Published on: Mar 18, 2021
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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