Latino Youths' Knowledge of Oral Cancer and Use of Tobacco and Alcohol

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 411-420

  Canto, María Teresa ^a   Goodman, Harold S ^b   Horowitz, Alice M ^c   Watson, María Rosa ^d   Durán Medina, Carmen ^e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Office of Oral Health   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Latin American Youth Center   (United States)

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EID: 0032331725     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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