The UCLA multidimensional condom attitudes scale: Validity in a sample of low-acculturated Hispanic women

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-211

  Unger, Jennifer B ^a   Molina, Gregory B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033121419     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986399212006     Document Type: Article

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