Acculturation and risk behavior among pregnant Mexican American females: A structural equation model

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 536-556

  Peterson, Gary W ^a   Cobas, José A ^a   Balcazar, Hector ^a   Amling, Jeffrey W ^a  

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EID: 0032282174     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.1998.tb00484.x     Document Type: Article

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