The influence of an Africentric worldview and demographic variables on drug knowledge attitudes, and use among African American youth

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 421-433

  Belgrave, Faye Z ^a   Townsend, Tiffany G ^a   Cherry, Valerie R ^b   Cunningham, Dellena M ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Progressive Life Center   (United States)

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EID: 0031502425     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6629(199709)25:5<421::aid-jcop4>3.0.co;2-v     Document Type: Article

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