Alcohol use among Hispanic adolescents: Role of linguistic acculturation and gender

Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 18-32

  Epstein, Jennifer A ^a   Botvin, Gilbert J ^b   Diaz, Tracy ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

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